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FOOD SAFETY

A total of 110 samples of edible agricultural products have returned negative nucleic acid tests in local supermarkets such as Alibaba’s Hema Fresh, Wumart, and Wal-Mart in Beijing’s Xicheng district, the district’s market supervision bureau said after a food safety inspection over the weekend.

PAYMENT COOPERATION

Tencent Financial Technology has cooperated with Express Co, American Express’ joint venture in China, to launch operations in the mainland. Tencent’s WeChat payment will allow its users to pay with American Express’ RMB credit card, which will be launched soon.

SUSPENDING FLIGHTS

The Civil Aviation Administration of China decided on Sunday to suspend the China Southern Airlines flight CZ392 from Dhaka, Bangladesh to Guangzhou, South China’s Guangdong Province, for four weeks after 17 passengers tested positive for COVID-19 .

CUTTING BUDGET

The General Administration of Sport of China announced its yearly budget, which was reduced by 1.65 billion yuan ($233 million) from 2019, as China has set the tone of a tough financial year for all levels of government amid the coronavirus pandemic.

SERVING HAINAN

China Eastern Airlines on Saturday signed a strategic cooperation agreement with the government of South China’s Hainan Province to set up an international airline in Sanya city, aiming to serve the development of the newly announced Hainan free trade port.