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BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Xinhua) -- Song Tao, special envoy of General Secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Xi Jinping, will leave for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Friday.


Song, head of the CPC Central Committee's International Department, will inform the DPRK of the 19th CPC National Congress and visit the DPRK.


The department made the announcement on Wednesday.


Shanghai Consumer Council has received a dramatic increase in complaints in the period from January to October.


More than 7 Wholesale Detlef Schrempf Jersey ,100 complaints — up from 68 over the same period last year — were made about bike-sharing services, the council said yesterday.


Xiangqi, Mobike and Ofo are the top three most complained-about brands. Xiangqi heads the list, with 3,771 complaints.


Consumers’ complaints focus on three aspects — the cash deposit, billing Wholesale Ray Allen Jersey , and customer service.


Shared-bike users told the council that after they applied for a return of the cash deposit, the companies often failed to give the money back within the period promised, with some users not getting their money back for several months.


Those complaining about the billing system said they had found the bikes they had paid to use often couldn’t be ridden due to problems like breakdowns or flat batteries. But once they had scanned the QR code, the system started to charge them.


Although shared-bike firms have hot lines, many people said it was too difficult or impossible to get through to customer services in case of queries or emergencies.