The program also joined Oasis' food bank network. Partners within the network share information about obtaining donated products-usually food items close to their "best before" dates from supermarkets and producers or excess from restaurants-so that the food can be redistributed to the nearest recipients.
The president blamed the organization for a "20-fold" increase in cases worldwide.
The program supports four types of returnees: natural science researchers, humanities and social sciences scholars, entrepreneurs who start tech startups, and talents in sectors that cater to urgent needs.
The price of iron ore concentrates, a main raw material for steel and iron products, has risen 21.5 percent year-on-year, the CISA data showed. Scrap steel, another key raw material, has seen its price climb 8.8 percent compared with the same period last year.
The president hailed the importance of the forum in building consensus, encouraging cooperation and building a community with a shared future in Asia since its inception 17 years ago.
The program comes in addition to the central bank's expansion of re-lending and rediscounting facilities by 1.8 trillion yuan to support manufacturers, micro-, small-and medium-sized companies hurt by the COVID-19 outbreak. The move will also encourage the participation of local banks in the SME lending plan, said Li Chao, chief economist with Zheshang Securities.
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The producer price index, which gauges factory gate prices, dropped by 1.6 percent year-on-year in October but was up 0.1 percent month-on-month.
The projects mainly involve the manufacturing of advanced equipment and food processing, as well as some emerging industries, like new energy and new materials, the city bureau responsible for promoting the integrated growth added.
The pressure has been aggravated by the deleveraging drive, with the one-month Shanghai Interbank Offered Rate climbing for 22 days in a row to a two-year high.
The preparation for opening of the market has entered the final phase, he said.