Meanwhile, unemployment and underemployment in the construction sector also deteriorated drastically, as construction activities saw visible slowdown, said Law.
Merritt has visited China about 10 times. "My first trip to China was actually in 2004. I visited Beijing and Chengdu. It's always been a fascinating place to go," he said.
Meanwhile, year-on-year national sales value growth continued to slow to 8 percent in July from 8.9 percent in June and 10.4 percent in May, mainly driven by a 1.3-percent decline in sales volume.
Medical workers carry a patient into an ambulance in New York, the US, April 6, 2020. [Photo/Xinhua]
Members of the U.S. Congress have also expressed concern, as U.S. House Representative Judy Chu, a Chinese American, has written both to the United Airlines and to the U.S. Department of Transportation demanding answers.
Meanwhile, two Chinese mainland companies made their IPO debut in Hong Kong on Monday. Powerlong Commercial Management Holdings, a commercial operational service provider under Powerlong Holdings, saw its share price advance 5.8 percent to HK.06. But, Bank of Guizhou slipped 7.2 percent to HK.3. The lender had raised HK.46 billion in gross proceeds from an initial public offering.
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Miao Lina contributed to this story.
Meteorologists said rain forecast for Saturday in most parts of North China is expected to bring relief from the hot weather. Only a few places in Henan, Shanxi and Shaanxi will continue to endure heat waves until they gradually disappear after Sunday.
Mechanical ventilators help patients breathe when they can't do so on their own due to a critical illness. They can be the difference between life and death.
Meanwhile, travel time in the rail networks between the downtown center of Guangzhou and its suburb areas will be reduced to half an hour.