A staff member fills a car at a gas station in Handan County, north China's Hebei Province, Aug. 3, 2016. The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, announced Thursday that gasoline prices would drop by 220 yuan (about 33 U.S. dollars) per tonne, while diesel prices would be cut by 215 yuan per tonne. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)