The Observatory said that at least five people were killed Tuesday by strikes believed to have been carried out by the US-led coalition.
The PPI figures came alongside the release of the consumer price index, which rose 1.5 percent year-on-year in June, flat with the pace in May.
The Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security negotiated with pharmaceutical manufacturers on 44 drugs and managed to cut prices of 36 of them to be acceptable for coverage by the medical insurance fund, Xu Yanjun, a fund management official at the ministry, said at a news conference on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Finance issued the annual data of local government debt on Wednesday. After raising 4.36 trillion yuan, the local government debt balance stood at 16.47 trillion yuan by the end of 2017, below the government-targeted ceiling of 18.82 trillion yuan. Among that, 36.5 percent was from new debt issuance, while the rest was from the debt-for-bond swap program, the ministry said.
The Ministry of Public Security will strengthen checks for unsafe vehicles and unqualified drivers to ensure road safety, focusing on overloading, fatigue, drunken driving and drivers operating vehicles for which they are not licensed.
The National Meteorological Center forecast thunderstorms or hailstones for provinces of Shanxi, Henan, Shandong, Hubei and Jiangsu Saturday and Sunday, while parts of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Anhui provinces would see torrential rain of over 70 mm in 24 hours.
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The PM added that the investment in human capital is also among the top priorities in the new-term government.
The NBAA tried at the ABACE to bring industry leaders and professionals together to share experiences and absorb China's experience in developing its aviation industry.
The PMI survey showed the production subindex fell to 52 in October from 53 in September, while that of new orders declined to 50.8 from 52.0. The subindex measuring production and operations prospects was 56.4, unchanged from the previous month.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in an April 30 statement that "the Intelligence Community also concurs with the wide scientific consensus that the COVID-19 virus was not manmade or genetically modified".