An aerial view of the Xiongan New Area. [Photo/Xinhua] Xiongan New Area in North China's Hebei province launched a campaign this week to investigate and crack down on all pollution sources across its three counties, a move aimed at improving the area's environment. Investigation teams have been sent to villages, towns and county areas across Xiongan to locate sources of pollution, including ponds, factories and residential waste, according to Cao Haibo, head of the Xiongan Bureau of Ecological Environment. The objective is to improve the environment in both cities and villages, and to make the area cleaner and nicer, Cao said. The campaign will take about three months and end on January 20. When it ends, there will be no waste exposed outside, all ponds will meet environmental standards, and no industrial or residential sewage will be directly drained to Baiyangdian, a freshwater wetland in the area, said Liu Baoling, deputy secretary of Xiongan New Area Communist Party of China Working Committee. Liu said the campaign will give Xiongan a brand new appearance and lay a foundation for building Xiongan into a green area. custom braceletsplain black silicone wristbandsembossed wristbandsorder rubber bracelets cheapwhere to buy colored wristbands
Night view of Macao on Jan 31, 2019. [Photo/VCG] MACAO - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasted that the economy of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) will grow by 5.3 percent in 2019, the SAR's monetary watchdog said on Tuesday. Monetary Authority of Macao said an IMF delegation completed its 12-day visit to Macao SAR on Monday and preliminarily concluded macroeconomic and financial assessments of the SAR, saying the government's efforts for diversification would be conducive to transforming the Macao economy into a less volatile and more sustainable model. In its statement, the IMF delegation said the growth of Macao economy is projected at 5.3 percent in 2019 and is expected to remain solid over the medium term at about 5 percent. The SAR government's prudent macroeconomic policies and sufficient reserves had bolstered the economy's resilience against global market shocks, the statement added. The IMF delegation welcomed the initiatives of Monetary Authority of Macao in enhancing cross-border supervisory collaboration for reinforcing the ability to tackle financial risks. Meanwhile, the IMF staff emphasized that the linked exchange rate system between the pataca and the Hong Kong dollar had continued to serve Macao SAR well. The linked exchange rate system should be supported by adequate foreign exchange reserves, sound financial system, appropriately prudent public finance and flexible labor market, it added.
