Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday called for all-out efforts to ramp up flood control and disaster relief, putting the safety of people s lives and property first.
Li, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, made the remarks while chairing a video conference at the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in Beijing.
He listened to reports from officials from disaster-affected regions, the Ministry of Emergency Management, the China Meteorological Administration, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Natural Resources, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development and the Ministry of Transport at the conference.
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Rescuers aim to save 14 in flooded tunnel By ZHENG CAIXIONG in Guangzhou | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-16 07:14 Share CLOSE Rescuers attempt to save 14 workers trapped in a flooded tunnel in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Thursday. QIAN WENPAN/FOR CHINA DAILY
Rescuers were attempting to save 14 workers trapped in a tunnel in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, on Thursday evening, the city s vice-mayor, Zhang Yisheng, said.
Zhang promised that city government departments would spare no effort to carry out rescue work. A special task force was set up, and as of Thursday night, the search and rescue work was making orderly progress, he said.
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Rental housing plan targets young people By ZHAO YIMENG | China Daily | Updated: 2021-07-09 08:47 Share CLOSE Potential homebuyers look at a property model in Huaian, Jiangsu province. [Photo by Chen Liang/For China Daily]
A new guideline aimed at accelerating the development of affordable rental housing is poised to ease the pressure on new urban residents and young people, a senior official with the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said on Wednesday.
Vice-Minister Ni Hong said plans for units of no more than 70 square meters would make them more economical than units rented in the market, while their locations and quality would be similar.