TEHRAN- As Chinese Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping has said, the country will take many measures to boost employment.

“China will release a slew of measures to stimulate employment as demand is rising in the job market”, the minister said in a press conference which was held last week on the sidelines of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC).

The minister answered the questions of journalists from China and abroad during the press conference which was held at the Media Center in Beijing.

There is strong demand for talent in fields such as artificial intelligence and big data, Wang told journalists, adding that demand is also on the rise in sectors including health care, accommodation, catering, and cultural tourism.

Such demand proves that China's economy is picking up momentum, and reflects the transformation and upgrading of traditional industries and the accelerated development of new quality productive forces, according to the minister.

Wang said the country will release simulative measures to stabilize the job market and improve people's livelihoods, such as continuing preferential social insurance policies and financial support and broadening employment channels by supporting micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises.

The measures also include optimizing employment services and ensuring the employment of major groups.

China’s ministers of education, human resources and social security, housing, and urban-rural development, as well as the director of the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration, answered the questions raised by the media regarding education, employment, social security, housing, healthcare, and disease control in a press conference on Saturday.

China's Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development Ni Hong, Minister of Education Huai Jinpeng, and Chief of the National Disease Control and Prevention Administration Wang Hesheng spoke on people's livelihood for the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), and answered the questions raised by domestic and foreign media.

It is worth mentioning that China International Press Communication Center (CIPCC) arranged a program for journalists from around the world and took them to the Beijing Media Center to take part in the press conference on Saturday.

CIPCC, under the China Public Diplomacy Association (CPDA), has initiated a program to build a platform for the media from countries around the world, especially developing countries, to observe China and study development in this country.

The program aimed at media exchange was halted in 2020 and 2021 due to the Covid-19 epidemic.

In each edition of the program, journalists from all around the world gather together to get familiar with modern China and exchange their experiences in the field of journalism.

In the 2024 edition of the program, scheduled to be held from late February until late June, over 100 journalists from more than 90 countries are participating.

Photo: China’s Minister of Human Resources and Social Security Wang Xiaoping