Retail sales, which consist of purchases in stores, restaurants and online, fell 0.3 percent in September following a 0.6 percent gain in August, figures from the Commerce Department showed. It was the largest decline since February, when sales fell 0.5 percent.
Robots attract visitors at an industry expo in Beijing. CHEN XIAOGEN / FOR CHINA DAILY
Rick Kimberley, president of Kimberley Farms Inc, told China Daily that the demonstration farm will occupy a total area of 3,000 acres and will open on Sept 23. "The first phase will be a recreation of my home and building," Kimberley said.
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Rising wealth, a growing appreciation of ivory as part of Chinese cultural heritage, its value as a status symbol and popular gift, and a sense that it was an inflation-proof investment created a boom in the industry, and a huge opportunity for global crime syndicates to exploit.
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Running from the city moat in the capital's northeast, the Liangma River flows past embassies and through public spaces and business areas, including Chaoyang Park, the Solana Lifestyle Shopping Park and Yansha Shopping City. Its total length is 9.3 kilometers; the upper river is a viewing channel while downstream is a drainage channel.
Reuters reported last month that Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and CITIC CLSA Securities were the planned IPO's joint sponsors while Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley were also the lead underwriters.
Rick Zeng, director of sales and marketing at Lionsgate Entertainment World, said the park is echoing the central government's call to develop the Greater Bay Area. In response, the local government has offered preferential support, including tax incentives and subsidies to the park's developers, Hong Kong's Lai Sun Group.
Rising labor and raw material costs at home forced them to upgrade their technologies and equipment with the help of foreign partners. At that time, there was no competition, just cooperation, Chen said.