In an open letter released on Monday, Thomas Cook Chief Executive Officer Peter Fankhauser said that they "have worked exhaustively in the past few days to resolve the outstanding issues on an agreement to secure Thomas Cook's future for its employees, customers and suppliers."
In addition, the passenger transport volumes of major carriers are growing rapidly. In the first quarter, Air China, China Southern and China Eastern saw the numbers of their passengers grew 7.8 percent, 9.79 percent and 7.7 percent, respectively.
In breakdown, the revenue of fixed-line services saw an 11-percent year-on-year increase to 140.5 billion yuan while that for mobile services amounted to 305.7 billion yuan, down 3.4 percent from the previous year.
In fact, China has taken a series of measures to tackle the problems for private enterprise, such as reducing the production and operational costs and strengthening financial support.
In disaster scenarios, authorities must respond quickly to guide the public to safety, ensure their basic necessities and help them get back to work, he said.
In another court case where a teenager was charged with attempted arson for throwing two gasoline bombs on a road late at night to vent his anger, Magistrate Kelly Shui described the defendant as an "outstanding youth "who "loves Hong Kong dearly".
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In big cities in China, face masks, hand sanitizers and disinfectants became hot items at supermarkets and small shops with people buying them in bulk. Some rushed to pharmacies to buy traditional Chinese medicine, others spoke of a mask shortage at stores in the United States as well.
In future, the trading exchange of Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao will be further augmented by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which is expected to be completed later this year, and Zhuhai is building a logistics cooperation park linking the three cities.
In breakdown, the agricultural sector consumed 8.5 billion kWh, up 11.6 percent from a year ago. Power consumption of the secondary industry fell 0.7 percent year-on-year, while that of the tertiary industry rose 5.3 percent.
In an email interview, Ruffini discussed with China Daily the Genius project's relevance to China, and how it can distinguish the 65-year-old brand from other puffer jacket makers.