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Beijing/Shanghai, Aug 16 (EFE/EPA).- China's industrial production grew by 6.4 percent year-on-year in July, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported Monday.The figure was below analysts' forecasts - who expected 7.8 percent - and lower than the 8.3 percent growth recorded the previous month.Despite the favorable base effect from last year when the Chinese economy began to pick up after the halt in economic activity caused by the start of the coronavirus pandemic, the figure shows a recovery of industrial production although it is also the fifth consecutive month of deceleration. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS IN THE BUSINESS DISTRICTS OF THE CITIES OF BEIJING AND SHANGHAI, CHINA.
Beijing, Jun 16 (EFE/EPA).- Industrial production in China increased 8.8 percent year-on-year in May, an increase below the 9.8 percent in April, slightly below analysts' expectations, according to data offered Wednesday by the National Statistics Office.Among the three main categories in which the office divides the indicator, the progress of the electricity, thermal energy, gas and water production and supply industries stands out, with 11 percent more than in the same month of 2020.For its part, manufacturing advanced 9 percent year-on-year and mining did so 3.2 percent. (Camera: WU HONG).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF BEIJING, CHINA.
Manila, May 15 (EFE/EPA).- A local surgical masks manufacturer in Philippines have been ramping up production to keep up with demand during COVID-19 pandemic. MyMedRx Plus Corporation is the first local producer of surgical masks in the National Capital Region (NCR) province of the Philippines. According to owner Jomerito Soliman, their factory produces more than 200,000 thousand masks per day. (Camera: MARK CRISTINO).SHOT LIST: WORKERS PRODUCE SURGICAL MASKS INSIDE MYMEDRX PLUS CORPORATION'S FACTORY IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES.
Protesters gather as Hong Kong's leader announces a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers for the first time in 52 years, in a bid to quell months of violent anti-government unrest. IMAGES
Hong Kong's chief executive Carrie Lam announces a ban on protesters wearing face masks, invoking colonial-era emergency powers, in a bid to end months of violent protests. SOUNDBITE