Daily Dose @ 5: Govt approves 40 aerospace projects with total investment value of RM3.8b, China locks down Lanzhou over COVID-19

AMONG the headlines for Tuesday, October 26th, 2021, The government has approved 40 projects related to the aerospace industry with a total investment value of RM3.8 billion from 2017 until June 2021, which created 4,563 job opportunities.

Also, China placed a city of four million under lockdown today in a bid to stamp out a domestic coronavirus spike, with residents told not to leave home except in emergencies. The restrictions came as China reported 29 new domestic infections — including six cases in Lanzhou, the provincial capital of northwestern province Gansu.

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