Nearly 20 percent of Japanese households use electronic money for small purchases, a recent survey by Japan's central bank showed. While that is slightly more than a year ago, a vast majority of Japanese still prefer cash, showing the nation's "cash is king" culture is hard to change.
Nearly 3,000 NPC deputies voted to approve the premiership nomination of Li, by newly-elected President Xi Jinping.
Net interest income rose 5.1 percent year-on-year to 70.9 billion yuan in H1, the bank said.
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Nearly 27 percent of respondents said they spend 2,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan a year on makeup.
Nearly two-thirds of outbound payments were made by women, the report said.
New e-commerce converts such as Randa Ibrahim, a mother of five and a discerning consumer, make Abu Bakr hopeful about the future prospects.
Nationwide, China's box office sales totaled more than 5.72 billion yuan during the holiday, breaking the previous sales record for the period.