Gianluca Pettiti, president of the China unit of US multinational Thermo Fisher Scientific. [Photo provided to China Daily]
Ghosn and another executive Greg Kelly were arrested on Nov 19 and charged with underreporting Ghosn's income for 2011-2015 by about 5 billion yen. Other charges for additional underreporting of Ghosn's pay by about 4 billion yen are pending.
Given that the US has tremendous business interests in Hong Kong, the spokesperson said the US would be "shooting itself in the foot" by imposing sanctions on the city.
George Manyele, acting director of the Road Development Agency (RDA), a government agency responsible for the construction of roads, said the Chinese firm has been engaged to construct 1,000 kilometers of feeder roads under the national feeder road project.
Germany remains committed to connectivity between Asia and Europe and holds an open attitude toward the Belt and Road Initiative, he said, adding that his country will work with China to step up China-EU investment agreement negotiations.
Geely is among Chinese carmakers seeking to play a more important role in the auto industry, especially as newer technologies such as electrification and automation are defining the future of transportation.
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Ge said many companies are reluctant to hire women with two young children because their circumstances inevitably mean they have to assume greater family responsibilities, and a job will never take precedence over a baby.
Global leading professional services firm Aon Hewitt announced its 2017 Best Employers in China award on Tuesday, with 14 companies winning the title this year.
Gilead Sciences, an American biopharmaceutical company, also announced preliminary results of phase 3 trial of remdesivir in patients with severe COVID-19, showing more than half of patients in both 5-day and 10-day treatment groups were discharged from the hospital after two weeks.
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