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XI'AN, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Premier Li Keqiang had underlined the importance of reform and innovation in promoting the economic development and upgrading in west China.

Li made the remarks during an inspection trip in northwest China's Shaanxi Province from Monday to Tuesday.

At the Yangling Area of China (Shaanxi) Pilot Free Trade Zone, Li spoke highly of the administrative reform carried out in the area, which allows people to apply for business licenses through WeChat, China's leading social media app.

He called for continued reform and opening-up to create a business environment where institutional transaction costs are low, both domestic and foreign businesses are willing to come, and high-quality human resources would stay, so as to help boost the development of west China.

The premier also visited the Yangling Agricultural Cloud Co., where he saw a cloud map of big data information helping farmers.

He said the agricultural sector depends on weather as well as ""cloud,"" and it will help strengthen the sector by combining agriculture and modern technology such as the ""Internet plus.""

At a mass entrepreneurship and innovation park, the premier said mass entrepreneurship and innovation has great potential for development in rural areas, and asked local governments to create a good environment in this regard to help farmers increase their income.

Li also met families in need as he visited a poor village called Dawanhe a the rural area of Baoji city, inquiring about details of their incomes, children's education and social security system.

Saying there was great potential for poor villages in the region to develop tourism and distinctive agricultural undertakings, the premier said relocation of the poor from the mountainous region should take into consideration of both the villagers' resettlement and their new jobs.

At a state-owned machine tool manufacturing company in Shaanxi which customized its products, Li said the market today is quite different and individualized needs are becoming more and more important.

He urged state-owned enterprises, the big ones in particular, to push forward supply-side structural reform and promote mass entrepreneurship and innovation to upgrade the Chinese economy to medium-to-high end.

During the trip, Li also visited a rundown area in Baoji city, where he said China had moved 80 million people out of substandard housing in recent years, but there were still tens of millions left behind. The premier called upon local governments to step up efforts to improve people's living conditions.

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MARAWI CITY, the Philippines, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Philippine security forces continued their airstrikes, artillery fire and ground assaults on Saturday in the southern Philippine city of Marawi to take back full control of the city infiltrated by Islamic State-inspired militants.

But it did not prevent Muslims from holding their first prayer for the start of their holy fasting month of Ramadan.

Aminola Mitmug, a native of this city, said they prayed on Saturday morning while bombs were exploding in nearby villages.

""In the first day of Ramadan, our main problem is lack of water and electricity. But we need to sacrifice. As Muslims, we accept all the trials with patience and we don't blame anyone for our situation today,"" he said.

""Allah will see how you will perform your worship with him despite trials,"" he added.

Fighting erupted on Tuesday when heavily-armed militant Maute group affiliated with Islamic State (IS) swooped into Marawi City, the capital of Lanao del Sur province.

President Rodrigo Duterte has declared martial law across the whole island of Mindanao.

The crisis has entered its fifth day. It was reported that more than 80 percent of the city's 200,000 population have evacuated to nearby Iligan City, as the military vows to use its ""maximum power"" to flush out terrorist groups.

Brig. Gen. Carlito Galvez Jr., chief of the armed forces of the Philippines Western Mindanao Command, told reporters they are now on the offensive and assured they will try their best to clear the city as soon as possible.

""I am asking for apology to our brother Muslims because the start of their fasting was affected by the fighting. We don't want this to happen,"" Galvez said.

Galvez said the military managed to gain control of ""some areas"" but admitted that there are still areas which are still under the control of the Maute militants.

""They are employing guerrilla warfare,"" he said, adding the insurgents are using snipers to fight the troops.

Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla also stressed the need to end the conflict as soon as possible, urging the city residents to cooperate in the ongoing clearing operations.

""In as much as we would like to avoid collateral damage, these rebels are forcing the hand of government by hiding and holding out inside private homes, government building and other facilities,"" Padilla said.

He said the refusal of the militants to surrender is holding the city captive.

""We desire to free Marawi City of those evil forces and make way for a peaceful Ramadan,"" Padilla said.

Lt. Col. Jo-ar Herrera, an army spokesman based in Mindanao, said 41 members of the Maute militants have been killed in the firefight that broke out since Tuesday.

As fighting entered the fifth day, he said 13 soldiers and two policemen have also been killed and 45 soldiers wounded.

Lanao del Sur Vice Governor Mamintal Adiong Jr. said the military have been pounding with 105 howitzers the position of Maute and Abu Sayyaf milita

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