Looking forward, PwC expects a slight slowing in the second half of this year. However, overall activity is expected to remain robust and there should be further growth in 2018.
Looking at Hong Kong IPOs, there were a record-breaking 174 new listings in 2017, of which 80 were Main Board listings, mostly comprised of industrial companies followed by retail, consumer goods & services companies. Separately, the GEM (Growth Enterprise Market) Board broke its record number of listing companies. Eighty companies were listed on GEM in 2017, an increase of 80 percent year-on-year. However, the total funds raised by IPOs in 2017 reached HK8.2 billion, marking a decline of 34 percent from the previous year.
Local tourists can access the Great Wall with their ID cards. Foreign tourists also can redeem printed electronic tickets at the comprehensive service window near the gate with the online reservation certificate and enter the Great Wall with the printed ticket.
Located in Lingang in Pudong New Area, the Shanghai Planetarium will be the world's largest with a total area of 38,164 square meters when it officially opens in 2021.
Located on the central axis of the Shenyang Imperial Palace Museum, the Phoenix Tower has three floors and was the highest building in the city during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Longyangxia Hydropower Station in Gonghe county, Qinghai province. [Photo/VCG]
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Local residents joined hands with authorities in digging a pathway for elephants to walk out as the animals looked exhausted.
Looking ahead, the expansion of international trade will depend largely on the easing of trade tensions, which, left unresolved, may further dampen the global economy, according to officials and analysts.
Loopholes in the regulatory system needed to be closed, flaws corrected, and all existing risks dealt with immediately, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan warned last week.
Liu's remark was based on a slew of financial opening-up measures outlined in the guideline.