The ministry said the registered unemployment rate, based on unemployed workers who have registered with the ministry, stood at 3.67 percent in urban areas in the first quarter, a slight decrease of 0.22 percentage points. The urban surveyed unemployment rate, based on surveys from the national bureau of statistics, was 5.2 percent in March.
The massive infrastructure investments by China served several purposes simultaneously: keeping the Chinese economy from negative effects of the crash, helping to correct unsustainable macroeconomic imbalances, and accelerating the accumulation of the urban and transportation infrastructure contributing to China's continuing economic development.
The measure to block Trump's edict will be closely watched in the Senate, where moderates such as Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., have signaled they would back it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is only a reluctant supporter of Trump on the topic.
The metro systems in seven cities, including Shanghai, Hangzhou and Nanjing, will recognize other cities' payment codes on their respective mobile apps, marking the first integration of this kind in China.
The members of the village committee work part time, and receive monthly subsidies from the local government.
The ministry received an application for an inquiry from domestic producers, who accuse foreign manufacturers of dumping phenol on the Chinese market at prices below their fair value, according to an official statement.
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The ministry said the Chinese police would continue to pay close attention to such crimes and encourage members of the public to report suspected cases.
The meeting also called for the responsibilities of platforms to be defined more clearly and for measures to ensure that those engaged in wrongdoing - including online fraud, the leaking of users' information and unfair competition - can be held accountable.
The ministry responded earlier that Chinese authorities have consistently handled the two cases in accordance with Chinese laws.
The ministry said earlier that the number of overseas applicants looking to adopt a Chinese child has dropped over the past seven years, from 3,845 in 2011 to 2,228 in 2017.