The move comes after months of criticism and damning media reports that described harsh working conditions in Amazon warehouses. Senator Bernie Sanders, who has been lambasting Amazon for work conditions for weeks, praised the move and encouraged other companies to follow suit.
The nation is capable of guaranteeing the funds for epidemic prevention and control at all regions, Yu said.
The move came following the death of Li Wenxing, a 23-year-old university graduate who got involved in a pyramid scheme through an online recruitment site and was found drowned in Tianjin, sparking nationwide rage against pyramid sellers.
The move also came after the ministry launched a draft earlier this month to promote the development of lithium-ion batteries, asking companies to perfect top-level policy design of lithium-ion batteries and to push for the automation of production procedures.
The model, from the university's Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), projected 169,890 cumulative COVID-19 deaths in the country by Oct 1, with a range of 133,201 to 290,222.
The move aims to support the production of medical supplies and daily necessities amid the country's epidemic prevention and control efforts.
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The move came two months after Huawei sued the US government over a measure that bars federal agencies from using its products. This is part of a broader push by the world's largest telecom equipment maker to pursue fair competition and treatment in the global tech arena through legal means.
The move to replace the Labor Ministry with a much smaller office inside the Ministry of Economy was severely criticized and deemed illogical and counterproductive.
The move will provide the momentum to reach the target of having 100 stores by the end of 2018, according to Hema's CEO Hou Yi.
The move is part of China's broader push to pursue greater opening-up for win-win cooperation and to create a level-playing field for all players.