Nation urged to further fuel innovation By Zhong Nan | China Daily | Updated: 2021-03-11 06:49 A worker classifies lithium batteries at a tech company in Huaibei, Anhui province, on Feb 27. [Photo/Xinhua]
Legislators, advisers hail Li s pledge to speed up building of modern industrial system
China should take further steps to remove institutional barriers that restrain the growth of its high-end manufacturing industry, improve the allocation of resources in line with market principles to fuel innovation and help strengthen global industrial chains, said national legislators and political advisers.
They commented after Premier Li Keqiang said China will stick to its innovation-driven development strategy and accelerate the building of a modern industrial system during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period.
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Ran Yaakoby, Israel s ambassador to New Zealand casting his ballot as early voting opened for diplomats in the coming elections, March 10, 2021 (Foreign Ministry)
Early voting for Israeli diplomats and staff at the country’s embassies abroad began on Wednesday evening, with the envoy to New Zealand casting the first vote of the March 23 elections
Ambassador Ran Yaakoby voted at a booth set up for diplomatic staff at the embassy in Wellington, which opened at 10 p.m. Israel time.
Following New Zealand, 103 other ballot stations will be opened at around 100 embassies and missions abroad, with the final votes taking place in Los Angeles and San Francisco.
SUPPORT EYED FOR NEEDY FAMILIES DURING CURFEW
KUWAIT CITY, March 10, (Agencies): The Cabinet has assigned government agencies, based on their speciality, to take the necessary measures and decisions to postpone the payment of all fees for the services provided by the state to business owners (small and medium enterprises) for a period of three months from the date of issuance of this decision. This is in accordance with the texts and procedures in force, after the issuance of the decision to close some businesses, reports Al-Qabas daily. In a letter addressed to the concerned ministers regarding the petition submitted by the owners of small and medium enterprises to alleviate their suffering after the issuance of the aforementioned Cabinet decision, the acting Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers Wael Al-Asousi said the council reviewed the recommendation contained in the minutes of a meeting held previously by the Economic Affairs Committee regarding the aforementioned pet
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