The country's imports of US agricultural products amounted to 35.56 billion yuan (.04 billion) in the first three months of this year, an increase of 1.1 times on a yearly basis. Among them, soybean imports rose twofold to 7.81 million metric tons, pork imports by more than sixfold to 168,000 tons and cotton imports by 43.5 percent year-on-year to 124,000 tons, according to customs data.
The database comprises 330,000 public restrooms in 216 cities across 19 provinces, the ministry said.
The data came amid continued government efforts to rein in property speculation, particularly in major cities.
The court said the sentence was handed down with consideration of the above-mentioned facts.
The court heard the case in December and handed down the judgement earlier this week.
The cultural products industry is witnessing a renaissance of sorts and growing in popularity among Chinese consumers, but there are still problems yet to be solved such as building strong intellectual property, industry experts said.
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The county recently established an astragalus tea industrial park to engage more individuals and businesses in the production, research and development and sales of the herbal tea products.
The country's stocks of live pigs and breeding sows are now both at more than 80 percent of normal levels, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said on Saturday.
The country's grain output stood at about 617.9 million tonnes in 2017, up by 1.66 million tonnes, or 0.3 percent, compared with last year, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
The court said that children need special protection and care, and the workers were punished for their unprofessional and immoral conduct.