Their cooperation has yielded some fruits. With additional technical applications from Baidu's Apollo, Daimler became the first international automaker in July to receive a road test license for highly automated driving vehicles in Beijing, marking a major new milestone in the company's local research and development efforts in China.
There are fewer than 1,900 giant pandas in their only wild habitats in the Chinese provinces of Sichuan, Shaanxi and Gansu.
There are 18 confirmed cases in Washington, including the six deaths. Most of those who have died were elderly or had underlying health conditions.
The year-on-year sales drop during the January-June period was 1.3 percentage points smaller than that registered in the first five months. Some 393,000 NEVs were sold in the first half of the year, down 37.4 percent year-on-year.
The zone designated for the first phase will have a footprint of 30 square kilometers, Niu Jingfeng, deputy head of the area's preparatory committee, said at a news conference.
Their campaign, they said, is driven by "patriotism, rationality, civilization and truth-seeking" and they put forward five demands countering "the unreasonable demands" from Hong Kong protesters.
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The zoo received approval for its breeding plans from the China Wildlife and Conservation Association and the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the statement added.
The zone will span Xiongxian, Rongcheng and Anxin counties in Hebei province, eventually covering 2,000 square kilometers with a population of 2 million to 2.5 million.
The worldwide trend towards automation and the digitization of production provide sustained growth impulses. Car manufacturers and suppliers alike are increasingly investing in electric and hybrid drives. The necessary components, especially batteries, require new production facilities.
The world's first Muji hotel opens in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, in January. [Photo provided to China Daily]