On March 6, the group sold 30 metric tons of coffee to Starbucks' Aini factory for the first time. After sampling and testing, he received a bonus of 55,000 yuan (,801.4) for the large diameter of his beans.
On Saturday, a new item was added to China's draft civil law, which puts all medical and scientific research related to human genes and embryos under stricter regulation. Two experts shared their views with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang:
On Jan 20, China's public security authorities informed the Embassy of Sweden of Gui's case through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs shortly after Gui's arrest. China's foreign affairs authorities also informed their Swedish counterparts about Gui's case.
On Sunday, Michigan's Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson posted on Twitter that there had been "no evidence" to draw into question the result of the election.
On Oct 24, Li asked the Shenzhen Longgang district people's procuratorate to remove the influence, rehabilitate the reputation, and make an apology, as well as pay compensation of 78,985 yuan in personal liberty damages and 50,000 yuan in emotional damages, based on the grounds of "insufficient evidence for arrest, and then stopping the investigation for criminal responsibility".
On March 2, bourses in Shanghai and Shenzhen announced start of bond issuance businesses targeting Belt and Road Initiative projects. Jiang Chao, a senior researcher at Haitong Securities, said it is necessary to expand financing channels to meet the huge funding demand for such projects.
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On Thursday, June 23, 2016, the day of the referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union, parts of London were hit by a huge storm.
On Sunday, Hong Kong saw violent incidents in two separate locations following a peaceful protest against the now-suspended extradition law amendments. Radical protesters besieged the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR. They defaced the national emblem mounted at the entrance and sprayed offensive graffiti on the outer wall.
On Monday, President Xi Jinping called for following a path with Chinese characteristics to contain drug-related problems and win the war on drugs in the new era. He said drug control is important to national security, and the fight cannot pause so long as illegal drugs exist.
On Sept 7 and Sept 19, 2017, Mexico was hit by magnitude 8.2 and 7.1 earthquakes respectively, in which some 500 people were killed and a large number of buildings damaged in southern and central states, including capital Mexico City.