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Fresh measures to boost private sector

China's State Administration for Market Regulation launched 22 measures to promote the development of the private economy on Friday, as part of the nation's broader efforts to stimulate the private sector for greater economic growth. The measures are expected to boost confidence in the private sector and guide the healthy development of private capital, the market regulator said.

Intercity metro train operational in Shaanxi

Passenger services on the first intercity metro line in Shaanxi province started on Thursday. The line, which is part of Xi'an Metro Line 1 and a horizontal line spanning 10.6 kilometers between Xi'an and Xianyang, connects seven underground stations, said China Railway 24th Bureau Group Corp, one of the State builders involved in the project construction. Thursday's inaugural operations marked the completion of work on the third phase of Line 1, which links the downtown areas of the two cities and aims to serve the Xi'an city cluster in northwestern China.

Hainan FTP to build Customs passageway

South China's Hainan province is accelerating the building of the Hainan Free Trade Port by boosting its infrastructure. It is building a designated Customs passageway for trucks completing Customs inspections in the Haikou New Harbor Area, which will allow travel from the inspection site to the new harbor and Nangang waiting areas. It is a milestone project in building the Hainan FTP for island-wide closed operations. State builder China Railway No 4 Engineering Group Co Ltd finished installing the supporting abutment for Hainan's longest-spanning railway-traversing swivel bridge on Friday — part of the designated Customs passageway.

China Daily