The nominated cities will be evaluated on four aspects: stability, security, health and comfort. The final result will be unveiled in September. Winners, which will comprise two cities from China and two from abroad, will enjoy special worldwide promotion from the Silk Road Cities Alliance.
The number of juveniles involved in drug-related crimes also declined in 30 provincial-level areas, it said.
The old-age industries have expanded fast and attracted a large amount of social capital, but there should be a more effective supply of targeted and customized services and products, said Wang Lili, a researcher with the CRCA.
The number of e-commerce users continued to grow, as the country's online shoppers totaled 610 million by December 2018 and 97 people out of 100 are using mobile phones to shop online, the CASS report showed.
The normalization of China's monetary policy will help keep interest rates stable, albeit higher than those in the US, and support a strong renminbi.
The number of China's market entities surged from 490,000 at the early stage of the reform and opening-up to 109 million at the end of November this year, Ma Zhengqi, deputy head of the State Administration for Market Regulation, said at a press conference Tuesday.
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The online individual finance transaction volume in China is expected to reach 7.8 billion in 2022, up from last year's 2.1 billion, according to iResearch.
The officials from the cities were asked to explain whether they had strictly followed the central government's guideline in tightening the real estate sector, carried out measures to combat speculation and rectify the irregularities in the market, and prevent house prices from rising too rapidly.
The officials vowed to safeguard the authority of UN anti-drug conventions and oppose the legalization of drugs.
The official wasn't authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation publicly and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity.