lower mainland

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Island countries exhibited lower poaching rates than mainland countries did.
一些岛国的偷猎比例要低于大陆国家。
Dealmakers say dozens more companies are rushing to issue renminbi bonds in Hong Kong because the cost of funding there is ultra-cheap – hundreds of basis points lower than on the Chinese mainland.
交易人士表示，目前还有数十家企业急欲在香港发行人民币债券，因为那里的融资成本极其低廉——比内地低了数百个基点。
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Mainland Chinese shares closed lower on Wednesday after the US index provider MSCI held off including China-listed shares in a key benchmark index.
在美国指数供应商MSCI（摩根士丹利明晟指数）暂不将在华上市的股票列入关键基准指数后，中国大陆股市周三低收。

Mainland Chinese stock indices opened lower as well, with the benchmark Shanghai Composite Index down 0.59% to 2, 364.90 and the Shenzhen Component Index opened at 9, 995.91, down 0.83%.
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The Japanese government eased tourist visa rules on individual Chinese tourists this month, setting lower income criteria and making an estimated 16 million more mainland Chinese households eligible to apply.
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