The report added that the popular messaging app, which provides a wide range of services, from hailing taxis to paying bills, created jobs for 18.81 million people in 2016, up 7.7 percent year-on-year.
The remarks came right after the Beijing-based firm inked a strategic partnership with Chinese women's national volleyball team, where the latter will be the spokesperson of the online education brand.
The report found that convenience and lower prices are key reasons why consumers are choosing to use livestreaming shopping. Other reasons include the ability to obtain more product details and recommendations, and be up-to-date on upcoming special offers.
The report noted that China's rising tech sector is playing an increasingly prominent role in shaping the country's business and recruitment landscape, as tech firms tend to have younger leaders, more global exposure and seek talent from within the sector.
The report called for more efforts to promote the development of IT-based infrastructure in the tourism sector, speed up the construction of 5G networks and expand the coverage of wireless networks.
The report said the investigation of the recent accident and highway safety conditions is still in progress, and will be extended to a more thorough safety evaluation of all highways in Gansu province.
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The report attributed the decline in Chinese investment last year to two factors driven by policy shifts in both China and the United States rather than commercial dynamics.
The regulation stipulated that Party organs for discipline inspection should publicize cases involving violations of CPC Central Committee discipline and punishment of officials who severely breach rules and neglect their duties.
The remaining defendants in the Ohio case are drug distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health, and AmerisourceBergen, retailer Walgreens, and manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals. Henry Schein, a small Ohio distributor, is also named in the lawsuit. The trial is considered a bellwether for pending lawsuits stemming from the opioid crisis. The judge has urged both sides to settle to avoid costly litigation.
The report also points to a trend of devices that support multiple assistants — think a Siri powered-iPhone with the Amazon Alexa app — and the need for tech giants to cooperate to make their digital brains work together. We have already seen evidence of this with the recent partnership between Amazon and Microsoft that will see Alexa and Cortana begin “talking to each other” by the end of the year, letting each voice assistant’s users leverage the unique capabilities of the other.