Medical experts and the University of Hong Kong dismissed claims made by a former postdoctoral fellow of the school that the university and Beijing withheld key information about the epidemic, calling such claims "unfounded" and "hearsay".
Members of Beijing forest fire brigade bring a blaze under control in Yongning town, Yanqing district in Beijing, on March 18, 2020. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn]
Meanwhile, the government will continue to relieve the burden on businesses, lower contribution rates that enterprises must pay for the basic pension insurance, and the required contribution rates could be cut to 16 percent.
Medical supplies arrive at Wuhan Railway Station on Friday. ZHU XINGXIN/CHINA DAILY
Meeting on the sidelines of the Group of 20 (G20) Foreign Ministers' Meeting, Wang said that thanks to joint efforts from both sides, pragmatic cooperation between the two countries has witnessed rapid development, with cooperation at local levels being significantly improved, as this year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Russia.
Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology, said in an earlier interview that it would take eight to 10 years before self-driving vehicles are available for large-scale commercial operations.
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Meanwhile, the recipients of Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, a federal program that provides an additional 13 weeks of benefits for those who exhaust regular state benefits, rose by 387,340 to reach 3.68 million in the week ending Oct 10.
Meanwhile, the regional capital of Urumqi is building itself into a famous international winter sports destination while constructing a Silk Road international tourist resort to attract tourists from all over the world, said Yasen Sidik, mayor of Urumqi. The city received 67.3 million visits from tourists from January to October last year, up about 50 percent year-on-year.
Mexico, Latin America's No 2 economy, has seen its trade outlook even more uncertain, since the United States is its main export market, said Coutino.
Meanwhile, the world is still facing severe food security challenges, with over 800 million people suffering from hunger and food trade being disrupted by protectionism and unilateralism.