China will promote the coordinated development of time-honored brands and classic historical industries, an official with the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said at a press conference in Beijing on Monday.
To date, the Ministry of Commerce has designated 1,450 brands as "China's time-honored brands" through three successive rounds of accreditation. Over 40 percent of these are rooted in historically significant industries, including silk and tea production, traditional Chinese medicine, and fine arts and crafts. "We will actively support eligible brands in historically classic industries to apply for recognition as China's time-honored brands. At the same time, we will strengthen the assessment and evaluation of those already accredited. For those with poor management or unsatisfactory performance, corresponding administrative measures will be taken. Through a dynamic 'entry and exit' management mechanism, we will ensure that the prestigious title of time-honored brands retains its luster," said Zhang Xiang, an official with the Department of Circulation Development under the Ministry of Commerce.
The Ministry of Commerce will also establish and improve a monitoring and management mechanism for the innovative development of time-honored brands, step up tracking of the operation status of the brands, Zhang said.
The ministry will also leverage the strength of professional institutions to strengthen the analysis of operation status and development trend forecast for the time-honored brands, so as to provide strong support for the sustained and sound development of the brands, he said.
China to further promote development of time-honored brands: official
Iranian officials have strongly condemned a deadly U.S. airstrike that hit a wedding ceremony in the southern province of Hormozgan last week, which comes after numerous strikes on civilian targets which have occurred in recent months.
Iranian media reported that the U.S. strike night hit a wedding party in Sirik County of Hormozgan on Sept 1, killing at least four people and injuring 68 others. Reports said that dozens of people had gathered for the wedding of a fisherman's daughter.
Following the incident, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei described the attack as "a desperate U.S. attempt to hide its defeat", while U.S. Vice President JD Vance later said the United States is "investigating" the strike.
The attack has been met with widespread anger across Iran, turning what should have been a joyous occasion into one of tragedy and grief.
Jodari, a local official in Kuhestak where the attack happened, described what unfolded. He said U.S. forces first hit a signal tower in the area, before two missiles struck the wedding venue.
"Two missiles hit here. One struck the roof directly. The other came in from the edge of the roof of the building opposite and hit the upper part of the structure. Such acts should be condemned. Any attack on civilians anywhere in the world must be condemned," said Jodari as he spoke from the scene of the attack.
Iranian officials say the latest attack is the latest in a series of questionable humanitarian violations committed by the United States in its war against Iran.
"On the very first day of the war, they struck a school in Minab, and the school is nearby here. They also hit a gymnasium in Lamerd. So far, more than 30 gymnasiums and several hospitals across Iran have been attacked. Many civilian facilities, including bridges, pharmaceutical factories, and other infrastructure, have also been targeted," said Morteza Karamoozian, head of Iran's Media Basij Organization.
One of the most controversial incidents occurred on the opening day of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran on Feb 28, when a strike hit a girls' elementary school in Minab in the south of the country, killing 168 people, most of them children, according to Iranian authorities. Evidence from subsequent investigations has pointed to a U.S. Tomahawk missile as the weapon used in the strike.
Iranian officials strongly condemn deadly US airstrike on wedding ceremony
