In terms of new activity, the drop was even sharper - the value of newly announced Chinese acquisitions in the US dropped by 90 percent compared to the previous year.
In terms of service trade, the two sides will open up more sectors to each other on the basis of the agreement, the ministry said.
In the 2018-19 heating supply season, only half the cities in the three regions reached their goals, with most of those in the Yangtze River Delta, and none of the 11 cities in the Fenhe-Weihe Plain met theirs.
In scenes reminiscent of the pre-launch serpentine queues for snob-value smartphones, cat-owners stayed up all night in queues in front of Starbucks stores across Chinese cities a day before the cup's formal sales launch on Feb 26.
In recent years, the commingling of China's movie markets has accelerated. The inclination of Hong Kong's filmmakers to serve mainland audiences has been fueled by the mainland's rapidly growing film market, which is now the world's second-largest in terms of box-office receipts and is forecast to overtake the United States in a few years.
In terms of sectors, the first quarter saw a significant amount of interest in medtech globally, particularly in the United States, Israel and Canada. The Asian medtech market has yet to achieve a strong presence, the report noted, but the potential is significant given the large consumer base.
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In terms of public services, a majority of towns had libraries, kindergartens and healthcare institutions, but relatively few had theaters and sports stadiums.
In terms of floor areas, new home sales fell 1.45 percent month-on-month in May and declined 8.31 percent from one year earlier, according to the CIA.
In response, Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in a statement that Canadian aluminum strengthens US national security and has done so for decades through unparalleled cooperation between the two countries, adding, "Canada intends to swiftly impose dollar-for-dollar countermeasures."
In that meeting, Lu said he hoped the two sides could deepen cooperation in areas such as high-speed railways, international logistics, electronic payments and mixed ownership reform-on the basis of consolidating the application of Alipay, information verification services and station navigation.