Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged officials at all levels of government to focus on measures to boost jobs and maintain stability, warning that the country’s employment situation is “grave,” a report by CNN has said.
With unemployment is at its highest level in two years, Li advocated moves to help small businesses, support for the internet economy, incentives for people to start businesses, and benefits for laid-off workers, it said.
Read the full report: CNN Business.
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