Trains have traveled more than 4,000 times between China and Europe, according to China Railway Corp. This year, more than 1,000 CR Express train trips will link 28 Chinese cities with 29 destinations in 11 countries.
Tourists have spent more than 171 billion yuan (around 25.1 billion US dollars) in the region during the period, up 43.18 percent from last year.
Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said Thursday the administration will finalize revisions in the coming weeks. "No state has the authority to opt out of the nation's rules and no state has the right to impose its policies on everybody else in our whole country," she said.
Today’s amendment was the result of a compromise reached between Mayor Jenny Durkan and several sponsors of the originally proposed tax over the weekend. Under the amendment, the tax expires after five years with the option to renew it. Kshama Sawant was the only councilmember to vote against the amendment, but voted in support of the final tax after the amendment was added by her colleagues.
Toyota's Lexus and Geely's Volvo are growing a larger following too, with their sales growing over 20 percent to more than 100,000 units in China. Facing a rat race of competition, Audi must remain vigilant this year and prepare for another tough-fought defense of its market-leading position in the world's largest car market.
Top US chipmaker Intel Corp on Tuesday confirmed that three more severe security flaws were found in some of its microprocessors that could pose potential risks of illegal data access from computer memory.
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Traditional retailers say Amazon has an unfair advantage when it’s not required to collect sales tax. The company has long contended that distribution centers such as the one it operated in Texas don’t constitute enough of a physical presence to require it to collect taxes on online sales. Amazon is calling for a uniform federal law to address the issue.
Traditionally, party conventions are aimed at building momentum for presidential nominees in the months leading up to the election day, with tens of thousands of delegates, politicians, lobbyists, and reporters gathering for the quadrennial, fanfare-rich assemblies.
Traditional hot water bottles feature a rubber bag with a cap, through which hot water can be poured. Yet modern models have the liquid sealed inside and are heated by plugging them into a socket.
Tongli ancient town in Suzhou, the “Venice of China” and capital of East China’s Jiangsu province, on Monday. [Photo/VCG]