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President Xi orders efforts to promote social justice, ensure people's wellbeing

President Xi Jinping has ordered efforts to promote modern social governance, push forward reforms and develop a better force in political and legal work.

Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, made the statement in a speech to the central conference on political and legal work held in Beijing Tuesday and Wednesday.

He instructed law enforcement and judicial agencies to enhance their revolutionary spirit, standardize their practices and improve competence.

Xi underlined the need to improve the law-based social governance model under which Party committees exercise leadership, the government assumes responsibility, non-governmental actors provide assistance and the public gets involved. Thus, a social governance system based on collaboration, participation and common interests can be established, he said. (Xinhua) 

China plans to boost sports consumption to 1.5 trillion yuan by 2020

Sports consumption in China is expected to reach 1.5 trillion yuan (about $221 billion) by 2020, according to a two-year national plan for boosting sports consumption issued on Tuesday.

China's General Administration of Sport and its National Development and Reform Commission released the plan to expand domestic sports consumption with an aim of steady growth in per capita consumption expenditure.

The plan focuses on the development of recreational sports including water sports, outdoor sports, and marathons to stimulate consumption. (Xinhua) 

Microsoft to open AI and IoT lab in Shanghai

US technology giant Microsoft Corporation's largest artificial intelligence and internet of things lab will be launched in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong New Area in April.

Spanning 2,800 square meters, the facility is Microsoft's first in the Asia-Pacific region and its third global research and development institution centered on the innovation and industrialization of AI and IoT.

The lab, which is the product of a strategic collaboration between the Pudong New Area government and Microsoft, will help professionals from related enterprises to develop multi-field integration and make full use of scientific research resources in Microsoft and Zhangjiang, an area known as China's Silicon Valley. (China Daily) 

Pelosi asks Trump to delay State of Union speech

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation — set for Jan. 29 — until the government reopens.

She put the request in a letter to the president that "given the security concerns and unless government reopens this week, I suggest that we work together to determine another suitable date after the government has re-opened."

She's also raising the possibility that Trump deliver the message in writing, as presidents once did. (AP) 

May wins no-confidence vote, but is still beset by Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office — but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track after lawmakers demolished her European Union divorce deal.

May won a narrow victory, 325 votes to 306 votes, on an opposition motion seeking to topple her government and trigger a general election.

After winning the vote, May promised to hold talks with leaders of opposition parties and other lawmakers, starting immediately, in a bid to find a way forward for Britain's EU exit. (AP) 

Chinese nuclear physicist passes away at 93

Yu Min, a nuclear physicist widely known as the father of China's hydrogen bomb, died on Wednesday at the age of 93.

Yu, a native of Tianjin, earned his bachelor's degree in physics from Peking University in 1949 and then conducted postgraduate research at the school's physics department. He also served as a teaching assistant.

He entered the Modern Physics Institute of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and began to study atomic nuclear physics theory in 1951.

Yu, together with 99 other Chinese people from different walks of life, won the honorary title of "reform pioneer" at a gathering held in Beijing on Dec 18 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of reform and opening-up. (China Daily) 

South Korea beat China 2-0 to finish top of Group C at Asian Cup

South Korea has finished top of group C of the 2019 Asian Cup by defeating China 2-0 Wednesday to make it three wins from three and leaving China in second place.

It took Son Heung-min 12 minutes to make his first threat of the game, producing a moment of individual skill to win a penalty, which was converted by Hwang Ui-jo for a 1-0 lead.

Kim Min-Jae, doubled the lead with a header connecting a corner kick from Son Heung-min five minutes after the break.

China will take on Group A runners-up Thailand in the knockout stage on January 20. (Xinhua)

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