Chinawillextendsomeofitspro-employmentpoliciesuntiltheendofthisyear,furtherfacilitateflexibleemployment,andincreasefinancialsupportforsectorsthatcontinuetobeimpactedbytheepidemic,aStateCouncilexecutivemeetingsaid.Themeeting,chairedbyPremierLiKeqiangonWednesday,alsopassedadraftregulationonthemanagementofearthquakeprotectionforconstructionprojects.Withemploymentpressureremainingrelativelyhigh,Chinawillcontinuewithitsjob-firstpolicythisyearandmaintainpolicysupportformarketentities,specificallysmallbusinesses,andalsovitalemploymentgroups,themeetingsaid.Thegovernmentwillcontinuetorefundunemployment...
Forthe26thWorldBookandCopyrightDaylastweek,10Chineselibrariesjointlyreleasedthedigitizededitionsofover1,700volumesofancientChinesebooks.AreaderchecksadigitizededitionofanancientbookinSuzhouNo2LibraryinJiangsuprovinceonApril24.[PhotobyWANGKAIHAO/CHINADAILY]ThisisthefourthexpansionofthenationaldatabaseofancientChinesebookssinceitwentonlinein2016.ThedatabasewaslaunchedbytheNationalCenterforPreservationandConservationofAncientBooks,headquarteredattheNationalLibraryofChinainBeijing.AccordingtoRaoQuan,directorofthelibraryandalsoheadofthenationalcenter,36librariesandinstitutionswithcollectionsofancie...
EveryMondaymorninginMentunvillage,localsgatherintheirrurallibrarytosharebooksandtheyareoftenjoinedbybookloversfromnearbyvillages.VillagersreadbooksatarurallibraryinZhaozhuangVillage,Yangzhou,Jiangsuprovince,Jan.22,2021.[Photo/VCG]Afterextensiverenovationswerecompletedayearago,thetenniscourt-sizedlibraryisnowtheplacemanylocalsfrequentmostinthevillage,whichisunderthejurisdictionofBaisecityinSouthChina'sGuangxiZhuangautonomousregion.Thevillage'slibrarywaspreviouslyasmalloffice,whereabout3,000bookswereavailable,accordingtovillageofficialTaoHanshan."Therewasn'tenoughroominthelibraryforvisitorstorea...
AsmartphoneandadogareallLinRanneedsforarelaxedweekendathome.Shespendsover10hoursadayonthephone,switchingbetweenapps,orderingfood,watchingTVepisodesandshortvideos,andchattingwithfriends.Shealsomakessuretofreeuponehourtowalkherdogaroundtheblock.ThedogisthelatestadditiontoLin'sone-womanhouseholdsinceshemovedintoherapartmentinJune2020.Themovemarkedthebeginningofasololifeforthis25-year-old.Forthefirst18yearsofherlife,shelivedwithherparents.Thensheleftthemtoattendcollege.Followinggraduation,shesharedanapartmentwithtwofriendsinBeijingforsometwoyears.In2020,araiseinsalaryandadropinBeijing'srentduetoth...
OnApril27,Chinagranted363highly-skilledpersonnelthenationallaborawardsatamobilizationmeetinginBeijing,signalingthecountry'sintentiontoencouragefinecraftsmanshipandbuilditselfintoaqualitymanufacturerinthenewera.Themeeting,heldbyAll-ChinaFederationofTradeUnions(ACFTU),honored2,891exemplaryunitsandworkersacrossthecountryaheadoftheLaborDay.Earlierthismonth,ChinesePresidentXiJinpingcalledforeffortstospeedupthedevelopmentofthemodernvocationaleducationsystemandcultivatemorehigh-qualitytechnicalprofessionals.AsChina'seconomytransitionsfromaphaseofrapidgrowthtoastateofhigh-qualitydevelopment,itsworkers...
The Shandong (Jinan) Lehua City project agreement is signed by officials from Lehua Hengye group, Jinan Culture and Tourism Development Group, and the Jiyang district government on Dec 30.
