Lu said solid R&D and breakthroughs are needed to increase output from the next trial, to make combustible ice lucrative. Safety issues, production sustainability, environmental impact and political concerns are key factors.
Low oil prices will hit exploration and production companies hard, especially hydraulic frackers that can't operate profitability unless oil is selling for to a barrel.
MOUNT QOMOLANGMA BASE CAMP -- A team of over 30 Chinese surveyors left the base camp at Mount Qomolangma for a higher spot on its journey to the peak Wednesday as part of the country's mission to remeasure the height of the world's highest mountain.
Lothar Herrmann, CEO of Siemens Greater China, said complexity in terms of geography, culture and religion of B&R countries might be difficult to grasp, while various projects in different fields, including transportation infrastructure, tourism, financial services and clean energy, are just as challenging.
Lower sales in the United States combined with rising production costs due to trade tariffs have also eroded the company's bottom line.
MOSCOW - The return to the 1956 Joint Declaration in the Russia-Japan peace treaty talks in no way implies an automatic transfer of Russian territories to Japan, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Sunday.
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Luo Guangzhong, who helped Du with the killing, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for the same charge at the same time, according to the ruling made by the Huaihua Intermediate People's Court.
Lottery sales fell 13.3 percent year on year to 212.6 billion yuan during the first half, the statement said.
Lu Huiqi, general manager for strategic planning at CPIC's life insurance unit, said the company's life insurance business will maintain rapid growth in the second half of the year, supported by the surging sales of protection products.
Lunchtime was over. The customers were gone. The restaurant was closing. Yeung rose, put on his scarf and his double-breasted coat, and rode up the escalator, accompanied by Wong. It's part of the maestro's daily routine. He’ll head home for a siesta. At 6 pm sharp, he'll be back, ready to take care of the evening shift.