Somehow, laypersons, and gullible, reckless or greedy investors, have come to associate blockchain with fool-proof business and sound investment options. That's emboldening fraudsters to bait such unsuspecting people with so-called blockchain projects, which are essentially Ponzi schemes bearing a different label.
Some 15 of the convicted were sentenced over 10 years in prison. Chen, the principal criminal, got 12 years and 9 months for acquiring, transporting, and selling protected animals and their products.
Some major travel agencies have shifted their business focus after the suspension of overseas trips.
Some China watchers are concerned that the country's recovery is unbalanced, with a faster rebound in the industrial sector and declining consumer spending, despite the latter being emphasized by the leadership as a leading driver amid a broader shift toward consumption-oriented growth.
Some 33,500 taxis in Beijing, about half of the total, are now equipped with the domestic BeiDou Navigation Satellite System. [Photo/VCG]
Solar cells are very thin and flexible and promise zero-emission energy powered cars, according to Hanergy. They also perform well in low sunlight and high temperature conditions.
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Some Indian military personnel in uniform can be seen preparing tents and transporting construction materials across the Line of Actual Control.
Some provisions in the proposed legislation constitute "long-arm jurisdiction", Wang said, though "such a bill eventually will not work in coercing China's peaceful rise".
Song Yu, chief economist of Beijing Gao Hua Securities Co Ltd, said the idea of "keeping property prices stable" can be interpreted as a measure to prevent abnormal price swings.
Some traffickers escape punishment, not only because it can be difficult to find them as time passes, but also because of the "insufficient legal protection" for the victims, which means they may be reluctant to face their abductors in court, she said.