New helicopter purchase intentions will increase by 9 percentage points in China in the upcoming five years, the forecast said.
Negotiations are also well under way between GSI and Algerie Ferries for more new ships in the years to come, Zhou said.
Nearly 64 percent of the bankers forecast that the NPL ratio is likely to increase, according to a survey jointly issued on Tuesday by the China Banking Association and PwC. The survey was conducted in 31 provincial-level administrative divisions last year, recovering 2,380 valid questionnaires from various banking institutions.
New Orleans' port is third in the nation for steel imports, behind Houston and Mobile, spokesman Donnell Jackson said.
Nearly 600,000 overseas Chinese signed an online petition to support the proposed national security legislation for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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New York City on Tuesday declared a public health emergency in ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Brooklyn because of a measles outbreak and ordered mandatory measles vaccinations.
Nearly 100 artists work on a giant snow sculpture this month ahead of an international art expo in Harbin, Heilongjiang province.Photos By Liu Yang / For China Daily
Nearly 200 countries have signed the climate deal, with each country setting a target to curb emissions that cause climate change. Once it exits, the US-the top historic greenhouse gas emitter and leading oil and gas producer-will become the only country outside the accord, Reuters said.