Government at all levels should work resolutely to curb severe workplace accidents and plug loopholes in workplace safety in key industries to better protect people's lives and help produce a higher quality economy in 2018, Premier Li Keqiang said.Li emphasized the issues as part of instructions he sent to a national teleconference on strengthening workplace safety held by the State Council on Thursday.Efforts in promoting workplace safety have shown progress in the past year, as the number of major and extreme workplace accidents continued to decline while the number of accidents has also fallen.This has contributed greatly to stable economic growth and the protection of people's lives, Li said in the instruction.He urged officials to firmly stick to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era and work harder to improve the accountability system and regulations on workplace safety. At the same time, a better risk prevention system is needed, Li said.Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, workplace safety has been improved across the country, and safety conditions in key industries and regions have improved. Yet, potential safety hazards in workplaces still exist and the foundation of workplace safety remains to be improved, the meeting pointed out.Government at all levels should not allow any slack in workplace safety supervision because it is closely related to the country's overall social and economic development, Li said in the instruction.In the first nine months in 2017, the workplace safety record continued to improve, with the number of accidents and fatalities both dropping, according to the State Administration of Work Safety.Accidents fell by 26.3 percent year-on-year from January to September 2017, and fatalities dropped by 19 percent. siliconeband caid wristbands for eventscustom word braceletwristband custom silicone braceletspersonalized heart bracelet
A file photo of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe denied on Wednesday that he had intervened to secure preferential treatment for a friend's plan to set up a veterinary school despite new reports he had discussed the matter with the friend. Abe's ratings have taken a hit because of several scandals over suspected cronyism and cover-ups, with a steady stream of new allegations raising doubts about how long he can stay in power. One of the scandals involves suspicion Abe helped a friend, Kotaro Kake, director of school operator Kake Gakuen, set up a veterinary school in a special economic zone exempt from a rule limiting the number of such schools. Abe has denied that he ever instructed officials to give preferential treatment for the establishment of Japan's first new veterinary school in more than 50 years. Abe repeated to a parliamentary panel on Wednesday his assertion that he only became aware of Kake's proposal when it was approved in January last year. His was replying to questions after media this week cited an April 2015 memo from an official in Ehime prefecture, where the school ultimately opened in the special government-designated deregulation zone, that said Kake and Abe had discussed the proposal while sharing a meal. No one received instructions from me. There was no problem with the (approval) process, Abe told the parliamentary panel in response to a question about the memo. Asked repeatedly whether he had at least had casual talks about the plan with Kake, Abe said his friend had neither consulted him nor asked for favors. He said he wanted to take on a new challenge, but we never discussed specifics, Abe said. The veterinary schools affair, which emerged last year, is one of several suspected cronyism scandals and cover-ups eroding Abe's support as he eyes a third term as ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader in a September vote. Victory in the party poll would set Abe, who took office in 2012, on track to become Japan's longest-serving premier. Abe has also denied that he or his wife intervened in the heavily discounted sale of state-owned land to another school operator, Moritomo Gakuen, which had ties to Abe's wife, Akie. The finance ministry has admitted doctoring documents related to the murky deal. Separately, Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera apologized again on Wednesday after the military found missing troop activity logs. Among recently lost-and-found records are those from a controversial 2004-06 deployment to Iraq. The logs could shed light on whether the dispatch was to a noncombat zone as asserted by the government at the time, in line with constitutional limits on military activities abroad. Reuters cheapest place to buy silicone wristbandssilicone wristband supplier malaysiahow to do rubber band braceletswristbands for eventscustomized rubber bracelets<%2fcenter>
