In 2018, Chinese visitors remained the UK's biggest group of tax-free spenders, accounting for 26 percent of total tax-free sales in London alone between January and August.
In August, the College Board dropped plans to develop an "adversity score" for every student who takes the SAT after backlash from parents and advocacy groups, who said college admission should be based on merit.
In 2019, Chongqing had a total of 16,918 technology-based enterprises with an increase of 53.4 percent year-on-year; in Sichuan, hi-tech industrial development zones continue to emerge. One in Chengdu City has housed over 90,000 enterprises related to the new economy, including businesses owned by leading internet firms such as Tencent, NetEase and iQiyi.
In April 2016, construction began on the world's first ballast track, which is designed for speeds up to 350 kilometers per hour between Beijing and Zhangjiakou. The project is scheduled for completion by the end of 2019 and will shorten the trip between the two cities from the current three hours to just one.
In 2018, combined premium in China's insurance sector totaled 3.8 trillion yuan (567 billion US dollars), up 3.92 percent year on year.
In 2017, the banking sector completed 48 of the 70 key tasks in shoring up weak links, with 40 more unveiled this year. The insurance sector also beefed up its regulatory strength.
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In Aoluguya township, nearly 30 households have benefited from the reindeer-raising industry, with the annual per capita income rising to around 20,000 yuan from 1,200 yuan in 2005.
In 2017, the banking sector completed 48 of the 70 key tasks in shoring up weak links, with 40 more unveiled this year. The insurance sector also beefed up its regulatory strength.
In 2017, the academy sent teams of about 10 academicians and over 500 experts into rural towns and villages to carry out a comprehensive field survey and propose poverty-alleviation plans. The plans were tailored specifically to the local sectors and products where each area has advantages.
In 2018, all of Lhasa's impoverished villages and counties rose above the region's poverty line, and the poverty incidence rate fell to lower than 3 percent, making Lhasa the first place in the region to be lifted out of poverty since 2016.