The rate was 6.4 percentage points higher than the increase in May last year partly because the weather last month was unusually hot, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
The province had 211 days of fairly good air quality by Wednesday, achieving the goal of more than 200 days in 2017, the government official said.
The province is also investigating 242 cases of illegally attending colleges from 1999 to 2006, and another case in which a woman is suspected of being impersonated twice. Investigation results, per the notice, will be published in a timely manner.
The quota policy, effective from Wednesday and first announced in May, aims to curb the rapid increase in car numbers on the island and promote the use of new energy vehicles, the provincial government said.
The provincial and municipal disease control and public security departments are continuing the source tracing of the COVID-19 domestic transmission. Gene sequencing of the virus samples is jointly carried out by the provincial and municipal disease control departments.
The proposal refers to the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, aiming at building a network connecting Asia with Europe and Africa along the ancient trade routes of Silk Road.
呼和浩特膨体隆鼻的危害
The pursuit of lower transportation costs was the cause of the overloading problem, the Ministry of Transport said in August. Low road transportation costs had led many businesses to stop using railway logistics services and turn to road transportation. The competition then became more heated and the logistics companies were forced to lower their costs even more to stay in the game.
The punitive actions, which came on the heels of the US government's steel and aluminum tariffs that also mainly targeted China, has been met with Beijing's tough tone and possible counter-measures.
The provincial development and reform commission said building transportation networks, including highways, high-speed railways and airport construction, is the basis of coordinated regional development.
The provincial governor commented that rescuers could not as yet tell how soon the boys will be brought out safely due to "difficulties" doing so.