Last year the number of patent applications in the United States stood at 597,141, ranking second globally. It represented a 1.6 percent decline from the previous year, also the first drop in 10 years. The US was followed by Japan (313,567) and South Korea (209,992).
Last year, the University of Washington and the prestigious Tsinghua University in Beijing jointly set up the Global Innovation Exchange in Seattle, Washington, which offers graduate technology degrees for students from the United States and China.
Last year, she had difficulty standing and in February, due to a lung infection, her disease progressed rapidly and she had to start using a ventilator for at least 15 hours a day to breathe.
Last year, Amazon investors filed a record-setting 11 shareholder resolutions. None of those resolutions were adopted but the shareholders behind them succeeded in attracting national attention to their causes. Amazon Employees for Climate Justice, an employee activism group that formed last year, made a splash at the company’s last shareholder meeting.
Last December, Shanghai's new home prices skyrocketed to reach 49,648 yuan per square meter. So, to rein in the runaway prices, the municipal government stipulated that buyers have to be local residents. Families without permanent residency of Shanghai need to have paid tax for at least five years in a row before they could buy a property in the city.
Last month, the output of high-tech industries and the high-end equipment manufacturing industry rose by 12.9 percent and 11.6 percent respectively, much higher than the average industrial growth rates, according to the NBS.
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Last year, 63.52 billion pieces of express parcels were delivered in China, with 1.44 billion pieces being delivered to places beyond the Chinese mainland, up 29.9 percent on a yearly basis, according to the China Post Group.
Last year, the Indian delegation visited Beijing, Hefei, Changsha, Guangzhou and Shanghai from 9-17 June.
Last month, Nissan unveiled its first all-electric crossover Ariya after it released the new development plan. The model is expected to hit Chinese market in 2021.
Last November, the ministry and the National Development and Reform Commission issued a guideline designed to deepen road transport fare reform, urging local governments to make taxi fares more flexible.