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Creating Jobs

A workshop for producing toughened glass in Tianzhu, a county in Guizhou Province in southwest China. Over 30 enterprises have set up factories there, providing employment for impoverished people relocated from areas unsuitable for living.

Legislative Session

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s top legislature, held its 19th session in Beijing from June 18 to 20.

The legislators would deliberate draft laws, including the laws on administrative discipline for government employees, rural vitalization, and support for veterans, Yue Zhongming, spokesperson for the Legislative Affairs Commission of the NPC Standing Committee, said on June 16.

According to Yue, improving legislation on public

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