Silk Road conference

A SILK Road conference featuring internet cooperation will take place during the sixth China-Arab States Expo, which will run from Sept. 21 to 24 in Yinchuan, capital of Northwest China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, local authorities said Monday.

It aims to encourage countries along the Belt and Road to give full play to their respective advantages, and deepen cooperation in the fields of economy, trade and investment, so that the fruits of digital development will benefit more people of all countries.

Typhoon Haikui

TYPHOON Haikui, the 11th typhoon of this year, made landfall in the coastal areas of East China’s Fujian Province and South China’s Guangdong Province yesterday, according to local authorities.

The typhoon landed in the coastal areas of Dongshan County of Fujian at around 5:20 a.m. and Raoping County of Guangdong at about 6:45 a.m., bringing gales of up to 20 and 18 meters per second near its center, respectively, the meteorological observatories of Fujian and Guangdong said.

Barrier-free environment

A SENIOR Chinese legislator Monday stressed the effective implementation of the country’s law on building a barrier-free living environment, which took effect Sept. 1.

The law will contribute to the protection of rights and interests of the disabled and the elderly and ensure that the living environment becomes more accessible, said Zhang Qingwei, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.