Free app to aid overseas Chinese

Chinese who are out of the country now have easy access to emergency services and can keep themselves updated on local Chinese worker unions with Overseas Chinese Call, a mobile app released by the All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese.

"Our overriding goal is to build a platform that better connects with Chinese working and living abroad and to serve them to the best of our ability," federation President Lin Jun said at the launch ceremony on Tuesday.

Registered app users can get emergency messages from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and make inquiries or report their concerns directly to consulates.