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Official data show that foreign direct investment into the Chinese mainland expanded 11.8 percent year on year to nearly 70.4 billion yuan in April.

In U.S. dollar terms, the FDI inflow stood at over 10 billion dollars, up 8.6 percent year on year.

Authorities say China's proactive fiscal¹ policy will be more positive to soften² the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the country's development.

Finance Minister Liu Kun says China will improve the quality and effect of its fiscal policy and ramp³ up counter-cyclical adjustments to cushion the economy against the epidemic⁴, while continuing to fend⁵ off debt risks.

Liu calls for adhering to measures including increasing the government deficit⁶ ratio, implementing⁷ tax and fee reductions, and expanding government investments.

He stresses the need to ensure employment, while supporting micro, small and medium-sized companies and virus-hit sectors⁸.

The minister adds that China will promote innovation and industrial upgrading, advance high-quality growth of manufacturing and keep the industry chain stable.

A group of Chinese medical experts have departed for Algeria to aid its fight against COVID-19.

They include 15 medics from Chongqing and five from Macao.

The experts will guide local pandemic prevention and control work. They will also have video conferences with eight other countries and provide medical training for them.

The city of Chongqing also donated medical supplies that include protective gear and medical equipment, which will arrive in Algeria along with the Chinese experts.

The northeast Chinese city of Jilin has adopted several extra stringent⁹ measures to curb¹⁰ the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

It came after Shulan, a county-level city administered by Jilin, recently reported multiple domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases.

The measures include suspending all coach and tourist charter bus services and applying closed-off management to all the city's residential¹¹ communities and villages.

New Zealand has unveiled a record fund in its budget to restore an economy hit by the coronavirus pandemic.

The massive spending includes billions on infrastructure¹², healthcare, housing and an extension of its wage subsidy¹³ scheme.

New Zealand Finance Minister Grant Robertson explains:

"Through this budget we are establishing the $50 billion COVID-19 response and recovery fund. This fund builds on top of the initial $12.1 billion package and the $12 billion New Zealand upgrade program that we announced in January."

New Zealand has reported no new COVID-19 cases for three consecutive¹⁴ days. The total number of confirmed and probable cases remains¹⁵ under 15 hundred.

The Japanese government is holding a coronavirus task force meeting to get experts' approval on a plan to lift an ongoing¹⁶ state of emergency in most areas ahead of schedule.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a month-long state of emergency on April 7 in Tokyo and six other urban prefectures and later expanded it to the whole country through May 31.

Twitter's CEO Jack¹⁷ Dorsey has told employees they can work from home permanently¹⁸, even after the coronavirus pandemic is over.

Most of the company's employees at its San Francisco headquarters have been working remotely since two months ago.

Business trend analyst¹⁹ Silvina Moschini says the pandemic has brought about a new normal that people need to adapt to.

"I think that COVID brought a massive acceleration²⁰, culturally wise much more than technology wise, to help us change our minds and realize that we can do many things that before we did not know are even possible."

Employees at other big tech companies such as Facebook and Google have also been working remotely with plans to move back to offices.

1 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。

2 soften   

v.(使)变柔软；(使)变柔和

参考例句：

• Plastics will soften when exposed to heat.塑料适当加热就可以软化。
• This special cream will help to soften up our skin.这种特殊的护肤霜有助于使皮肤变得柔软。

3 ramp   

n.暴怒，斜坡，坡道；vi.作恐吓姿势，暴怒，加速；vt.加速

参考例句：

• That driver drove the car up the ramp.那司机将车开上了斜坡。
• The factory don't have that capacity to ramp up.这家工厂没有能力加速生产。

4 epidemic   

n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的

参考例句：

• That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
• The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

5 fend   

v.照料（自己），（自己）谋生，挡开，避开

参考例句：

• I've had to fend for myself since I was 14.我从十四岁时起就不得不照料自己。
• He raised his arm up to fend branches from his eyes.他举手将树枝从他眼前挡开。

6 deficit   

n.亏空，亏损；赤字，逆差

参考例句：

• The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
• We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。

7 implementing   

v.实现( implement的现在分词 )；执行；贯彻；使生效

参考例句：

• -- Implementing a comprehensive drug control strategy. ――实行综合治理的禁毒战略。 来自汉英非文学 - 白皮书
• He was in no hurry about implementing his unshakable principle. 他并不急于实行他那不可动摇的原则。 来自辞典例句

8 sectors   

n.部门( sector的名词复数 )；领域；防御地区；扇形

参考例句：

• Berlin was divided into four sectors after the war. 战后柏林分成了4 个区。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Industry and agriculture are the two important sectors of the national economy. 工业和农业是国民经济的两个重要部门。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

9 stringent   

adj.严厉的；令人信服的；银根紧的

参考例句：

• Financiers are calling for a relaxation of these stringent measures.金融家呼吁对这些严厉的措施予以放宽。
• Some of the conditions in the contract are too stringent.合同中有几项条件太苛刻。

10 curb   

n.场外证券市场，场外交易；vt.制止，抑制

参考例句：

• I could not curb my anger.我按捺不住我的愤怒。
• You must curb your daughter when you are in church.你在教堂时必须管住你的女儿。

11 residential   

adj.提供住宿的；居住的；住宅的

参考例句：

• The mayor inspected the residential section of the city.市长视察了该市的住宅区。
• The residential blocks were integrated with the rest of the college.住宿区与学院其他部分结合在了一起。

12 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

13 subsidy   

n.补助金，津贴

参考例句：

• The university will receive a subsidy for research in artificial intelligence.那个大学将得到一笔人工智能研究的补助费。
• The living subsidy for senior expert's family is included in the remuneration.报酬已包含高级专家家人的生活补贴。

14 consecutive   

adj.连续的，联贯的，始终一贯的

参考例句：

• It has rained for four consecutive days.已连续下了四天雨。
• The policy of our Party is consecutive.我党的政策始终如一。

15 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

16 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

17 jack   

n.插座，千斤顶，男人；v.抬起，提醒，扛举；n.（Jake）杰克

参考例句：

• I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
• He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。

18 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

19 analyst   

n.分析家，化验员；心理分析学家

参考例句：

• What can you contribute to the position of a market analyst?你有什么技能可有助于市场分析员的职务？
• The analyst is required to interpolate values between standards.分析人员需要在这些标准中插入一些值。

20 acceleration   

n.加速，加速度

参考例句：

• All spacemen must be able to bear acceleration.所有太空人都应能承受加速度。
• He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。