BEIJING Miles Killebrew Lions Jersey , Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- China supports the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the the Republic of Korea (ROK) to use the 2018 Winter Olympics to make efforts to improve ties, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Tuesday.
The ROK will host the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang in February.
It was reported that top leader of the DPRK Kim Jong Un said Monday that Pyongyang was willing to talk with Seoul on its possible participation in the 2018 Winter Olympics to be held in the ROK.
According to the reports, the ROK President Moon Jae-in welcomed the DPRK leader's New Year speech, ordering government officials to rapidly restore inter-Korean talks and draw up follow-up measures to make it possible for the DPRK delegation to participate in the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.
"We have noticed the positive information from the leaders of the two countries, and it is a good thing," spokesperson Geng Shuang told a regular press briefing. "China welcomes and supports both countries to take the 2018 Winter Olympics as an opportunity to make effective efforts to improve their relations Anthony Zettel Lions Jersey , relax the situation on the Korean Peninsula and promote the denuclearization of the peninsula."
BEIJING, Dec. 25 (Xinhua) -- China will advance the development of information technology and spread internet applications in coming years, with the aim of becoming a world-leading cyber power by 2035, a senior official said Monday.
"China will endeavor to basically build itself into a strong cyber power by 2035 to join the world's top rank in cyberspace," said Miao Wei, minister of industry and information technology T.J. Lang Lions Jersey , at a work conference.
For that target, China will launch a series of strategic projects, seek breakthroughs in key technology and accelerate the upgrading of the internet, he said.
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He also promised to strengthen regulation to better protect the safety of private information and online data.
A booming digital economy is reshaping China's economic landscape as the spread of technology such as big data and AI revives traditional industries.
As of June, there were 3.89 billion internet users around the world, of which 751 million were in China. The enormous number of web users has created room for risk takers in e-commerce, mobile payments and other emerging areas to take their chances.
BEIJING, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- A draft revision to a law to better protect the interests of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is one step closer to being passed in China.
The draft legislation was submitted for a third reading at the bimonthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee Golden Tate III Lions Jersey , which opened Monday.
"The revision to the law on SME development is necessary for improving the business environment, protecting the rights and interests and promoting the healthy growth of SMEs," according to a report introducing the new draft delivered by Sun Baoshu, vice chairman of NPC law committee.
The law committee made several improvements to the revision in the new draft based on suggestions from standing committee members and other sources, the report said.
In the third reading, "to maintain the legitimate rights and interests of SMEs" was inserted into the first section as one of the law's aims Darius Slay Jr Lions Jersey , and another clause added "the country protects the property rights and other legitimate rights and interests of SMEs and their investors."
Financial institutions should serve SMEs in an efficient and fair manner, and the country encourages financial institutions to provide SMEs with tailored products and services, according to the draft.
It added an improvement to support small companies in securing employees, as they have difficulties in attracting and retaining skilled workers.
After the previous two readings, which were made by the standing committee in November 2016 and June 2017, the draft revision has "become relatively mature Matthew Stafford Lions Jersey ," Sun said.
The law committee called on the standing committee to pass the draft during this bi-monthly session after deliberation, the report showed.
Although SMEs generate the majority of China's GDP and jobs, they have long been confronted with difficulties in retaining employees and getting bank loans, as well as facing high borrowing costs.
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BEIJING, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-five suspects have been put under prosecutorial investigation following a deadly construction platform collapse last year in east China, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) announced Friday.
The 25 are suspected of dereliction of duty, abuse of power, or bribery, during the investigation into the case.
On Nov. 24 Ameer Abdullah Lions Jersey , 2016, a platform for the construction of a cooling tower at a power plant collapsed in Fengcheng, Jiangxi Province, killing 73, injuring another two, and causing a direct economic loss of about 102 million yuan (15.48 million U.S. dollars).