China suspends mango imports from Taiwan as pest on the fruit poses serious threat, says Chinese state media

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BEIJING (Reuters): China's customs authority has suspended mango imports from Taiwan from Monday, said the state-run People's Daily, after detecting pests on the fruit.

The pest poses a serious threat to China's agriculture, the newspaper said, citing a spokesperson from the State Council.

In another development, China's finance ministry, as well as the water resources ministry, have allocated a further 500 million yuan ($68.68 million) to help

disaster-stricken residents in national flood storage areas restore normal production as quickly as possible, the finance ministry said in a statement on Monday. ($1 = 7.2800 Chinese yuan renminbi)