The latter, however, asked him to first deposit 50 million Australian dollars ($36.76 million) because chemical-free operations heighten planting risk.

The coastal city will strengthen cross-Straits cooperation and heighten relations with Belt and Road economies in the region, he said.

The arrival of the Uber-backed JUMP would heighten the competition among the companies that's brought 10,000 bikes, available for low-cost rental, scattered in nearly all corners of the city.

China's factory activity contracted for the third consecutive month in December, heightening the call for stronger policy support to stimulate domestic demand and promote the high-quality development of the manufacturing sector, according to analysts.

Indeed, this gap in supply and demand is expected to exacerbate as reporting becomes mandatory and investor expectations on ESG continue to heighten.

Any scaling down of the US' QE program may rattle investor sentiment and heighten volatility in US stocks, which could reverberate to some extent in the domestic market, Wang said.

The likely heightening of sanctions on Russia could tighten nickel supply in the West and drive up LME nickel prices to an all-time high, said Zhu Yi, a senior analyst of metals and mining at Bloomberg Intelligence.

"It is notable that the PMI for small manufacturers has dropped at a sharp slope, a trend that could heighten pressure for growth stabilization if it sustains," said Wen from China Minsheng Bank.

With China taking more decisive and practical measures to help companies in their industrial upgrading processes and diversify their sales channels worldwide, Porsche Consulting GmbH, a German management consultancy, pledged to offer more services to heighten Chinese firms' innovation strength and resources allocation during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), said a senior executive of the company.

The event is rather heightening the supply risks, particularly copper, as Chile is the world's top copper miner," said Yao Wenyu, a senior commodities strategist at Dutch bank ING.

The further development of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is expected to lead to a more robust retail property market in Guangzhou, heightening the short supply.

He said that after years of strong results, culture will now empower the group to achieve further growth, as BAIC will strengthen experience-based marketing for off-road vehicles, vigorously promote off-road culture and heighten brand loyalty.

China should intensify collaborative efforts with other economies in the realm of financial regulation and policy coordination in a bid to better guard against financial risks, bolster resilience and heighten stability in the global financial system, an expert said.

China's stock market is faced with a rising number of challenges that seem to heighten existing complexities and uncertainties.

NEW YORK - US equities tumbled on Monday, with the S&P 500 confirming it is in a bear market, heightening fears that the expected aggressive interest rate hikes by the Federal Reserve could push the economy into a recession.

This will help heighten the participation of institutional investors and help boost market performance in the long run, she said.

Green finance could prove very useful in combating the ill-effects of climate change that may heighten credit, market and liquidity risks, and further undermine the stability of the entire financial system, they said after the PBOC governor announced more steps for achieving the target.

The cyclical nature of the banking sector may heighten economic fluctuations and the occurrence of business risks, Wen said.

Chinese regulators have been tightening the screws regulating the $15 trillion shadow banking sector as part of broader efforts to fend off financial risk, heightening pressure to cash-strapped borrowers as repayment season approaches in the coming months.

The importance of the integration has been brought to the forefront amid the shifting global trade landscape, which is characterized by heightening geopolitical tensions, rising protectionism and bilateralism and dampened consumer demand, said Zhang Yansheng, chief researcher at the China Center for International Economic Exchanges.