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The Chinese President sent a congratulatory letter to the World Judicial Conference on Environment.
Xi Jinping says China stands ready to cooperate with other countries and international organizations to jointly promote global ecological and environmental governance.
The conference is being held in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province.
It is jointly organized by the Supreme People's Court of China and the United Nations Environment Program.
China will extend more support to micro and small enterprises as well as self-employed individuals to help them overcome difficulties and grow their businesses.
The decision was made at a State Council Executive Meeting held yesterday.
An official statement says China will implement tax and fee cuts, ramp up inclusive financing, and implement measures to help businesses deal with the impacts of rising prices.
It says the country will crack down on hoarding and speculative behaviors that are pushing up the prices of raw materials.
It says China will also enhance law enforcement in its fight against monopolies and unfair competition.
Chinese authorities say the country has officially kicked off construction on the computing power hubs for a national big data center.
An official with the National Development and Reform Commission says China will build a number of big data industrial clusters to accelerate the exploration of energy-saving technologies and promote green and high-quality development.
Officials predict that the value of industries linked with China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System will exceed 1 trillion yuan, or roughly 156 billion U.S. dollars, by 2025.
China has exported BDS-powered products to more than 120 countries and regions.
To date, more than 7 million commercial vehicles, over 36-thousand postal and delivery vehicles, and 350 aircraft in China have been equipped with BDS.
The navigation system is also used in more than 45 thousand agricultural machines nationwide.
A gunman killed eight people at a commuter rail yard in San Jose, California before committing suicide.
Meantime, police say an explosive device was found at the crime scene and officers are searching for more.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has denounced a group of armed militia for approaching the heavily fortified Green Zone in central Baghdad.
A group of paramilitary soldiers reportedly appeared near the Green Zone sparking a state of emergency as security forces were deployed to secure the zone.
The Iraqi Prime Minister says the action violates the country's constitution and that his government has ordered an immediate investigation into the incident.
U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon has announced it will acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, an iconic Hollywood studio, for around 8.5 billion US dollars.
Analysts say the deal is expected to provide a major boost for Amazon's Prime Video streaming service to compete with Netflix and Disney Plus.
Buying MGM will give Amazon access to more films, shows and famous characters, including Rocky, RoboCop and the Pink Panther.
It is also Amazon's second — largest acquisition after it bought grocer Whole Foods for nearly 14 billion US dollars in 2017.
In European football
Villarreal beat Manchester United through penalty shootout in the final to win the Europa League title.
United keeper David de Gea missed the decisive penalty and Villarreal took victory.
Spanish coach Unai Emery clinched his fourth Europa League championship.
It was Villarreal's first European title in team history while United ended their season without a trophy.
