Policy digest

Hospital reform to ensure better care

Ministries respond to public concerns

Central ministries responded to a series of recent public concerns, including merging business certificates, promotion of generic drugs, health food inspections, agriculture and job fairs.

China wins bid to host 2021 WorldSkills

China was selected on Friday to host the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai in 2021 - an event it hopes to use for building a stronger team of skilled workers nationwide and to enhance international exchanges in vocational skills.

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Easing on hold as outlook improves

Positive expectations for China's economic growth in the second half of the year have consolidated the central bank's determination to refrain from monetary easing, but prevention of risk will be a priority.

Foreign trade: Steady growth projected

China's foreign trade will continue to grow in the months ahead as overseas demand for domestic products strengthens steadily, according to a spokesman for the country's biggest trade event.

Typhoon threatens southern coast

High-speed trains and flights have been delayed or canceled, and schools will be suspended in Hainan and Guangdong provinces, because of an approaching typhoon that is forecast to make landfall in the early hours of Monday along China's southern coast, the National Meteorological Center said on Sunday.

World Bank onside with Belt and Road Initiative

The World Bank supports the Belt and Road Initiative and will work with countries to leverage the initiative's full benefits, Jim Yong Kim, president of the 189-member global body, said on Thursday in Washington.

Nation's overseas tourism market continues growth

China's overseas tourism market is growing and the momentum will continue, according to an annual industry report released on Friday.

Deputy head named at Taiwan Affairs Office

Liu Jieyi, China's former permanent representative to the United Nations, has been appointed deputy director of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, according to the office's website on Wednesday.

Beijing urges US to uphold and implement Iran nuclear deal

State Councilor Yang Jiechi talked with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday over the phone about the Iran nuclear issue ahead of an announcement that US President Donald Trump is expected to make about a 2015 nuclear deal.

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