The year ahead will see China implement a slew of new measures to bolster opening up. The reduction of import tariffs on more than 850 products is set to take effect from Jan 1, 2020, and the foreign investment law will take effect on the same day to provide a more business-friendly environment.
The world champion of desserts Pierre Marcolini brought his eponymous chocolate brand and Patisserie Desir series from Brussels to China in October, aiming to change traditional thinking in China about this sweet course.
Then there comes the Japan-ROK impasse. Whether from the perspective of Japan-ROK relations, or from that of trilateral cooperation, Prime Minister Abe and President Moon should take advantage of the Chengdu event to maneuver a badly needed thaw in the unseemly stalemate that is lose-lose for both.
There are five stages in any social movement: emergence, fragmentation, radicalization, weakening and rehabilitation. The movement is entering the "weakening" stage. We should see the number of protesters dwindle in the months to come.
There are more than 3.25 million people working in the retail industry, accounting for almost one quarter of those employed.
The yuan held steady after the US Federal Reserve raised its benchmark interest rate, as the market expected, by 25 basis points on Wednesday.
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There are 36 steps in the process of making a rice dumpling. The last six steps, which include wrapping the dumpling, polishing the bamboo leaf and tying the bundle together with cotton thread, are considered the most difficult.
Their endeavors signal the Chinese market's growing appetite for luxury auto products, in tandem with the expansion of the country's middle income groups.
Then it appeared, clattering and shuddering at 30 kilometers per hour-one of China's few surviving steam trains at the Sandaoling coal mine in Hami prefecture, currently the biggest steam locomotive operation in the country.
There are also formal classes where the students take part in mock pageant situations, learning to deliver concise responses to tricky questions on world peace and equality usually asked of contestants.