The New York-based business membership and research association predicted that China's economy will expand 3.8 percent next year, down from a probable 4.1 percent in 2018.
The National Disaster Mitigation Agency said one person died from a heart attack during the biggest of the daytime quakes and nearly 100 houses near the epicenter were severely damaged.
The Osaka University team's research would be a breakthrough for patients with corneal disease as there are not enough corneas for transplants due to limited number of donors, officials from the Health Ministry said. They cited data that a total of 1,600 patients are currently waiting for corneal donations in Japan.
The Ministry of Transport on Monday released draft rules requiring local governments to strengthen oversight of the sector.
The NASA chief said so in response to US congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson's question why the country need a "crash program for the Moon."
The NPC approved a decision on May 28 during its annual session in Beijing to improve the legal system and enforcement mechanisms for Hong Kong.
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The Mogao Grottoes is home to collections of Buddhist artwork -- more than 2,000 colored sculptures and 45,000 square meters of murals -- in 735 caves carved along a cliff.
The PBOC has also been playing the leading role in establishing Green Finance Pilot Zones to foster green finance reform and innovation. "Now we have this kind of pilot zones in six provinces. The local governments and financial institutions are very innovative to develop new green finance mechanism and products. Their good experiences will be applied to the whole county in due course," Wang added.
The Palace Museum became the world's most visited museum in mid-December after it received its 17 millionth visitor for the year. The number of visitors to the museum hit 10 million in 2009 and the attendance has continued to grow rapidly as its areas open to the public continued to expand since 2012. People under the age of 30 account for 40 percent of the annual total visits to the museum.
The New York Federal Reserve Bank estimated that US tariffs on China will cost American households about 1 a year.