Last year, Vietnam received over 10 million foreign visitors, including 2.7 million Chinese tourists, posting respective rises of 26 percent and 51.4 percent.
Last year, East Asia accounted for 44 percent of the world's economic growth, he noted.
Last month, 27 provincial-level regions saw growth in lottery sales, driven by strong sales in Jiangsu, Anhui, Guangdong, Hunan provinces and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, according to the ministry.
Large crowds are currently limited to 50 percent of a venue's capacity. The cap, it was decided at the meeting, will be extended to the end of February after an initial deadline set on Nov. 30.
Last year, TCL broke ground on its latest panel production factory in Shenzhen. When it opens in early 2019, this plant will produce high-performance 4K TV panels of 65 and 75 inches, according to TCL.
Last year, Sino-Italy ties saw steady development. According to the Ministry of Commerce, from January to October last year, bilateral trade reached .79 billion, an increase of 9.8 percent over 2017. China has become Italy's ninth-largest export market and its third-largest source of imports.
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Last year, China held the Global Lawyers Forum for the first time. It was attended by around 800 legal professionals from 57 countries, the ministry said.
Last Thursday, the Japanese government decided to lift the state of emergency ahead of the planned deadline for 39 of the country's 47 prefectures as the coronavirus has been less prevalent in those areas.
Last month, a group of scholars and former statesmen from 48 countries gathered for an online event themed "A New Cold War Against China is Against the Interests of Humanity" and issued a joint statement named "No to the New Cold War" in 14 languages, calling on the US to stop forming cliques and dividing the world.
Last year's 15th anniversary ceremony in lower Manhattan was tinged by the heated presidential race between Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. Both attended the observance on a warm September morning, but Clinton departed abruptly and was videotaped stumbling as she was being helped into a van.