In 2018, Brazil's pension deficit - including public, private, state, municipal and military - reached 362 billion reais, which is the equivalent of 5.5 percent of GDP.
In April, 22 new 5G smartphone models were launched in China, according to CAICT.
In 2017, ADB said it invested over billion in climate mitigation finance in energy.
In 2018, Huawei spent .3 billion on technology R&D, ranking in fourth place following Samsung, Google's parent Alphabet and Amazon. Data also showed the company took 14 percent of its annual sales on research last year, the second-highest after Alphabet.
In August, McDonald's announced the completion of a strategic partnership with CITIC Ltd, CITIC Capital Partners and The Carlyle Group. CITIC and CITIC Capital will hold a majority stake in the new company.
In 2018 Lenovo had a 22.5 percent share of the global PC market, with shipments of 58.467 million units.
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In 2017, Canadian farmers planted more acres of oilseed than wheat for the first time, while soybean plantings have more than doubled in the last decade, with sowings forecast by the government to reach a record this year.
In 2018, Amazon launched a new initiative to encourage more entrepreneurs to start delivery businesses. DSPs, as they’re known, operate independently but get support and training from Amazon, and can take advantage of deals negotiated by Amazon for insurance, mobile devices, data plans, uniforms and vehicle leases for Prime-branded vans. Those vans can only be used to deliver Amazon packages.
In Baghlan the spokesman for the provincial police chief, Jawed Basharat, said gunbattles continued on the outskirts of its capital, Puli Khumri.
In 2017, e-books registered a growth of 29.2 percent to reach 15.3 billion yuan, while online sales of printed books rose 34.4 percent year-on-year to 30.1 billion yuan, it added.