The bribes were paid in cash or property either to himself or to his family members. During the hearing, he pleaded guilty and said he would not appeal.
The case for one of China's top catering giants is severe. The challenges for the majority of small-and medium-sized enterprises are just as evident.
The carp amazed both the students and netizens. "It looks cruel on the part of the fish, but remember this is a remote mountainous area where poverty is the main problem," said one comment on China's microblogging site Sina Weibo. "Hope the kids will all turn into dragons one day," said another.
The carmaker said products and services that meet local demands have driven its sales in the country, with more than 600,000 Mercedes-Benz and smart-branded vehicles sold so far this year.
The briefing followed the release of a guideline about the reform approved at an executive meeting of the State Council on Sept 12. The meeting decided to roll out nationwide a pilot program in the Shanghai free trade zone that separated business licenses from operating permits.
The book, Civil Servants' Etiquette in Foreign Affairs, compiled by the Charhar Institute, a think tank on foreign affairs, clarifies how envoys should behave on formal diplomatic occasions.
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The case not only reflected the country's equal protection on intellectual property rights, but also could be a guidebook for courts at lower levels when they face similar situations in future case hearings, Cui Guobin, an IP associate professor at Tsinghua University, said after hearing the final verdict last year.
The boy lived with his mother in a modest home on a leafy street in Santa Clarita, a Los Angeles suburb of about 210,000 people known for good schools, safe streets and relatively affordable housing.
The centenary two-story brick-and-wood building juxtaposed with stylish brand stores on a shady street in Shanghai's downtown, where the milestone meeting was convened with 13 delegates in July 1921, attracted 3.6 million visits during the past five years and more than 15 million visits since its opening in 1952.
The catalogue also shortened the list of sectors that completely ban foreign investment from 36 to 28.