Chinese state councilor urges boosting employment, culture and tourism consumption


FUZHOU -- Chinese State Councilor Shen Yiqin has urged steady efforts to expand employment and boost culture and tourism-related consumption during a recent research tour in East China's Fujian province.
During the tour, she visited enterprises, industrial parks, traditional villages and human resources centers in the cities of Quanzhou and Fuzhou. She also held talks with government officials, entrepreneurs and experts.
Shen called for efforts to create more employment opportunities with improved quality, optimize public employment services, and redouble assistance for jobseekers facing difficulties in securing work.
She also stressed the importance of enhancing the preservation and inheritance of cultural heritage, and of promoting the integrated development of culture and tourism.
- China rolls out red carpet for tourists during May Day holiday
- Xi says China-Russia relations more confident, stable and resilient in new era
- Rare merganser flock spotted at Jilin lake
- Chinese scientists develop engineered bacteria capable of degrading 5 organic pollutants
- Wolfpack always on hand to help whenever disaster strikes
- China stresses efforts to curb occurrence of serious accidents