Snapshots of daily life as city tackles COVID-19

Commentary by Xinhua writers Li Jiacong and Gao Wencheng        BEIJING – A just cause finds great support, and a journey with many companions gets far.Such a saying, originating from China’s philosophy, has once again been proven by yesterday’s announcement that six countries, namely Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), were invited to become new BRICS members. This expansion marks a historical milestone in strengthening

The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that a new pump track has been added to the children’s cycling area in Flora Park, adding that the trial run will start tomorrow.A pump track is a circuit of rollers, banked turns and features designed to be ridden completely by riders “pumping”– generating momentum by up and down body movements, instead of pedalling or pushing, according to Wikipedia.According to the IAM statement, the bureau aims to continue optimising