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Several business and investment organizations are working together to push for the early implementation of the world's largest trade deal.

They have launched an initiative after holding a meeting in Qingdao.

Fifteen countries including China are part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

Chen Yaozhong with the Malaysia-China Business Council says RCEP will help s??p??eed up the global economic recovery in the post-pandemic era.

"RCEP will strengthen the synchronization of supply chains among member states and repair supply chains disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. This will boost the confidence of member states in economic growth, enhance the level of cooperation and integration in East Asia, and realize the ultimate goal of 'jointly promoting recovery, sharing opportunities and common development.'"

All members of the RCEP are planning to ratify the agreement before the end of this year and push for it to become effective next year.

RCEP is the world's largest free trade zone. Its 15 member states are home to over 2 billion people, with a combined GDP of 26 trillion U.S. dollars.

The 4th Digital China Summit kicked off yesterday in Fuzhou, Fujian Province, exhibiting breakthroughs and innovations in the sector.

The two-day event has attracted participation from more than 200 companies.

The summit consists of seven sections including a main forum, an exhibition, sub-forums and an innovation contest.

It will focus on the digital transformation of several sectors, including governance, the economy, ecology, IT, urban construction and rural revitalization.

Chinese authorities say the country will kick off a month-long campaign in May as an effort to bolster consumer spending.

The National Consumption Promotion Month will feature a series of activities promoting spending.

This is the 10th anniversary of this event.

Zhu Xiaoliang is with the Ministry of Commerce. He says more than 260 e-commerce enterprises will take part in an online shopping festival.

"According to the latest statistics, many international brands from Switzerland, France, Japan, the United States and the United Kingdom will hold more than 70 activities and release hundreds of new products, covering dozens of categories such as clothes and bags, beauty products, food and beverage, jewelry and diamonds."

Zhu says a number of pro-consumption measures, including coupons and subsidies, will be rolled out next month.

Jordan has received a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by the Chinese government as part of the anti-pandemic cooperation between the two countries.

Chinese Ambassador Chen Chuandong says China firmly supports Jordan in fighting the pandemic and restoring the economy.

In early April, Jordan received the first batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines purchased from China.

Jordan commenced a nationwide COVID-19 vaccination campaign on Jan. 13 with the priority for vulnerable groups and frontline health workers.

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in India is projected to reach to its peak in the middle of May.

Local media reports say that Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the latest projections at a meeting with the chief ministers of hard-hit states.

New daily cases in India are projected to rise up to 500,000 before subsiding between June and July.

As of Sunday, India's COVID-19 cases were nearing 17 million with more than 349,000 deaths.

The country has recorded over 300,000 new cases a day for the past four days.

In European football

Manchester City won the English League Cup for the fourth straight year with a 1-0 victory over Tottenham.

With their first trophy this season, City is on course to winning a treble this year.

The team is a runaway leader in the Premier League and has reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.

The League Cup final was played in front of eight thousand supporters.

It was the most attended sporting event in the UK since the pandemic.