The growth in production came despite stricter enforcement of environmental rules during winter.
The guideline pledged to offer fair conditions in the accreditation and certification of newly added production capacity in sectors such as new energy vehicles and commercial vehicles.
The governments at the provincial level should shoulder the primary responsibility for safeguarding food security and effectively strengthen grain production by expanding the sown areas and increasing grain output, Hu said at a video conference.
The growth picked up from the 3.3-percent gain in September after the major consumption gauge posted its first positive growth this year in August by rising 0.5 percent year-on-year.
The growth of fixed asset investment may slide slightly to 7.4 percent in the first four months from 7.5 percent registered in the first quarter, as infrastructure investment may still be affected by the "clean-up" of public private partnership projects.
The highly anticipated commercial and cultural block of Meili Ancient Town in Wuxi, Jiangsu province, launches a grand opening on Nov 20. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
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The health code, launched on Feb 11 as a "certificate" for people's health condition, is an important part of the City Brain project in Hangzhou.
The heat wave is expected to continue, and doctors are warning of the risk of sunstroke, which can be life-threatening.
The governor of Boyerahmad county, Shahrokh Kenari, told ISNA that the drinking water of Madvan city and vicinity has been cut off due to the damage of a major water pipe.
The growth of commercial banks' off-balance-sheet wealth management products has slowed noticeably as regulators have tightened oversight to control risk. [Photo/VCG]