The China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) marked its 10th anniversary on Tuesday with top officials from its 11 member states sowing the seeds for a better next 10 years for the region, what Chinese premier Li Keqiang called the "diamond decade".
China and member countries of the ASEAN have the ability to build a "diamond decade," Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at the opening ceremony of the tenth China-ASEAN Expo.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (3rd, right) visits a booth of the China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group at the 10th China-ASEAN expo in Nanning, South China’s Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, September 3.
The government will continue to prioritize and invest in education, and enhance science and technology, to stabilize and transform the slowing economy, Premier Li Keqiang said. 
Li calls for education equality, scientific innovation
Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to promote education equality and scientific innovation to better support China's social and economic development.
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong makes an official visit to China from Aug 25-31 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang.
During his three-day inspection tour of Gansu, Premier Li Keqiang sent a clear message that the government will promote an economic takeoff in its vast less-developed western region.
Premier Li Keqiang underscored his determination that the nation should rely on reform, rather than pump-priming, to promote sustainable growth.
Comment: Promoting development in western region
The provincial areas in western China have outperformed their eastern counterparts in terms of economic growth in recent years.
China should make greater efforts to adjust regional economies in order to achieve sustainable development in the nation's economy, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.
Any clue as to the whereabouts of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has always attracted widespread attention and triggered various interpretations at home and abroad.
Although China's job market showed resilience in the first half of this year, the problem of creating enough jobs for graduates remains a hard nut to crack.
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