Chinese vice premier meets with Malaysian transport minister

Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng met with a Malaysian delegation led by Anthony Loke Siew Fook, secretary-general of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and transport minister of Malaysia, in Beijing on Monday.

He, who is also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim have met twice since the beginning of this year, leading bilateral relations to a new level. China is willing to work with Malaysia to deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, enhance mutual learning among civilizations, promote open and inclusive global development, and create a new "50 golden years" for China-Malaysia relations, he noted.

He also introduced the guiding principles set out at the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the CPC.

Loke said that Malaysia is willing to enhance interparty exchange with China and promote the continuous development of bilateral relations.

China created 12.1 million urban jobs in the first 11 months of 2025, meeting its full-year target of over 12 million a month ahead of schedule, official data showed on Tuesday.

Over the same period, the average surveyed urban unemployment rate was 5.2 percent, better than the annual target of about 5.5 percent, according to data from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security.

Central to household livelihoods and social stability, employment has remained high on China's policy agenda, with authorities introducing comprehensive measures to support job growth.