China's value-added industrial output expanded 5.7 percent year on year in July, official data showed Friday.
At a press conference held by the State Council Information Office in Beijing on Friday, Fu Linghui, spokesman of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) briefed the media on China’s economic performance in the month.
According to his remarks, the 5.7 percent year-on-year expansion represents a measurement of the total value added in July by industrial enterprises above the designated size -- businesses with an annual revenue from their main business of 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars) or more.
"Breaking down by sector, the mining industry saw value added increase by 5.0 percent year on year, while that of manufacturing increased by 6.2 percent, and that of production and supply of electricity, thermal power, gas and water grew by 3.3 percent. The value added of equipment manufacturing expanded by 8.4 percent, and that of high-tech manufacturing grew by 9.3 percent, landing 2.7 and 3.6 percentage points higher than the total value added of industrial enterprises above the designated size, respectively," he said.
"An analysis by types of ownership showed that the value added of state holding enterprises was up by 5.4 percent, that of share-holding enterprises was up by 6.5 percent, that of enterprises funded by foreign investors or investors from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan increased by 2.8 percent, and that of private enterprises grew by 5.0 percent. In terms of products, the output of 3D printers, industrial robotics and new energy vehicles (NEVs) increased by 24.2 percent, 24.0 percent, and 17.1 percent, respectively. The value added of industrial enterprises above designated size expanded by 6.3 percent year on year in the period from January to July," said Fu.
China's value-added industrial output up 5.7 pct in July
China's value-added industrial output up 5.7 pct in July
China's value-added industrial output up 5.7 pct in July
Iran's Minister of Science, Research and Technology Hossein Simaei-Sarraf on Saturday condemned the United States and Israel for attacking Iranian academic institutions and research facilities, saying that more than 30 universities across the country have been directly targeted since the war started in late February.
The official made the condemnation when speaking to reporters at the site of the damaged Shahid Beheshti University in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Simaei-Sarraf said five university professors and more than 60 students had been killed in the strikes so far, describing attacks on Iranian infrastructure as "crimes against humanity."
Those killed include Saeed Shamghadri, an associate professor at the Iran University of Science and Technology. "Since the war started, five university professors, including Professor Shamghadri, and more than 60 university students have been killed. As I mentioned before, more than 30 universities in Iran have been attacked. It is unbelievable that in an era when democratic values, rights, international law, and human rights are being promoted, the most obvious of these rights are being trampled, violated, and attacked," said Simaei-Sarraf.
An U.S.-Israeli air raid hit the laser and plasma research center of the Shahid Beheshti University on Friday, destroying the interior of the entire building and shattering all the windows. The force of the strike also shattered almost all the windows on another building about 100 meters away from the explosion site.
A researcher at the university said it is incomprehensible that such a facility could become a target of attacks.
"You can see that there's neither any military personnel or military activity here. This is a place where only research was being conducted. Why did it become a target of attacks? What was the motive for this crime?" Azimi, the researcher, said in an interview with China Media Group.
Since the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran started, the Iranian government has repeatedly denounced the two countries for targeting the country's academic institutions and research facilities, calling such attacks serious war crimes.
Iranian official condemns U.S.-Israeli strikes on universities
