The incident happened at around 3:07 am in a bean-processing factory owned by Kyo-Nichi Dodai Foods Co Ltd, which makes bean paste. Fire was put out at 3:40 am and investigation was underway.
The impact of the crisis has been far-reaching, with underemployment surging as millions of workers are asked to work reduced hours or no hours at all. Overall, working hours in the Asia-Pacific region decreased by an estimated 15.2 percent in the second quarter and by 10.7 percent in the third quarter of 2020, relative to pre-crisis levels.
The identities of the victims have been preliminarily confirmed as tourists from outside the region. Rescue work is still underway.
The incident in Jiaozuo came just before a new regulation took effect on Monday, requiring school officials from kindergartens to secondary schools to eat school food with their students in canteens.
The innovation and entrepreneurship platforms now constitute an orderly industry, it said.
The international situation is filled with uncertainties and destabilizing factors, Ma said, adding that in the just concluded general debate of UN General Assembly, we heard strong voices for multilateralism, peace and development.
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The importance of enhancing Party building and opposing formalism and bureaucracy were highlighted at a key meeting attended by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Thursday.
The incident marks the second tailings dam collapse in three years at a Vale-owned mining operation in Brazil, flooding communities and fields with toxic sludge.
The information office spokeswoman Xi said more than 98 percent of NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members were satisfied with the follow-ups.
The incident began around 5:15 am at Copper Canyon Apartments, a landscaped residential complex in Highland Ranch.