The ministers also welcomed the various activities held in ASEAN member states and in China this year to celebrate the ASEAN-China Year of Tourism Cooperation to promote people-to-people exchanges, mutual trust and understanding.
The ministry said the power to review and approve the use of the poverty alleviation fund should be delegated to county-level governments and the fund should not be used for any projects or tasks unrelated to poverty reduction.
The meeting is an opportunity for Trump to send goodwill to Hispanic voters, said Sun Chenghao, a researcher on US affairs with China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
The mediation failed, and the result of the arbitration - which is binding - will be announced in about two weeks. The arbitration decision can only be challenged in court.
The mercury hit 37 C in downtown Shanghai, where an orange alert was issued for the first time this year along with a warning to citizens-especially children, the elderly and the sick-to keep cool and avoid too much time outdoors. Other areas in the city also reported a high of over 35 C.
The minister reported the updated death toll from the Friday blast at a press conference, adding that an additional 58 people were hospitalized.
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The minister and governor were on a tour to survey the aftermath of the earthquake that had rocked the southern and central states of Oaxaca, Chiapas, Puebla and Michoacan and Mexico City.
The ministry said the US will lose tens of thousands of job opportunities, while hundreds of related US businesses will also be affected.
The meeting decided that more efforts will be made to slash or cancel fees paid by enterprises, including operational and service fees and those charged by sectoral associations and chambers of commerce. Costs for customs clearance will be lowered.
The market's expectation of seeing US Federal Reserve interest rate cuts may continue, Wang said. "This would give the renminbi a comparative advantage, and China is expected to stick to prudent monetary policy."