The project is not just a rail line, but represents the Lao people's faith in China, Zhou said. "The quality of the railway represents the image of China. We need to apply the same high standards as we use for the bullet train to the China-Laos railway," he said.
The project will contribute to China's efforts in meeting or exceeding its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement well before 2020, according to Tan Hua, World Bank senior transport specialist and task team leader of the project.
The private primary school in Shanghai where 45 students were sickened and sent to the hospital for treatment after lunch on Friday said many of the students have recovered.
The project will be undertaken by China Gezhouba Group Corporation (CGGC) in Namibia and the development is set to enhance 70 percent of the railway network, and make the railway transportation meet the railway transport capacity of the Southern African Development Community (SADC).
The profit rebound, based on last year's low base, which was also the company's worst first-half profit since its listing in 2000, will continue and the oil and gas industry will also gradually improve with better risk resistance capacity, she said.
The premier made the statement when inspecting the Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration on Thursday, along with Vice-Premier Han Zheng, who oversees the two departments.
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The president made the remarks as he met with the military delegation at the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, which opened in Beijing on Friday. There are 289 national legislators from the armed forces, forming the largest group of lawmakers in the 13th NPC.
The project is also the first to employ China's self-developed 1,960-megapascal cable wire, a technological breakthrough that will boost future bridge construction in China.
The press release said Luo noted Tung's historic contributions to implementing "one country, two systems" in the HKSAR as the city's first chief executive, while devoting his efforts to boosting Hong Kong and the nation's development as a CPPCC National Committee vice-chairman.
The project will provide more effective communication between network users, including video conferencing, peer-to-peer, Internet Protocol (IP) telephony and online backup.