Govt procurement cost dropped $1.6b in past 5 years 2011-03-11 19:02:08
The Chinese government's centralized procurement center helped cut the procurement cost by more than 10.8 billion yuan ($1.6 billion) in the past five years, an official in charge of government purchasing said Friday.
2,723 corrupt officials investigated in 2010 2011-03-11 16:37:48
China investigated 2,723 corrupt officials at or above the county level in 2010, including 188 at the prefecture level and six at the ministerial level.
Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Court 2011-03-11 16:23:48
China's chief justice Wang Shengjun, president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC), delivered a report on the work of the SPC Friday to the Fourth Session of the 11th National People' s Congress.
China's top judge delivers work report 2011-03-11 15:30:58
China's top judge Wang Shengjun started to deliver a report on the work of the Supreme People's Court at a meeting of the annual parliament session Friday afternoon.
Exchange rate policy not major tool to tame inflation 2011-03-11 13:17:55
The interest rate policy remains an important tool to curb inflation although higher interest rates might lead to capital inflows, Zhou told a press conference Friday.China Feb CPI up 4.9%  PPI up 7.2%
No timetable for yuan's full convertibility
Tibetan legislators shrug off Dalai Lama's 'political show' 2011-03-10 22:35:36
Tibetan legislators shrugged off the Dalai Lama's talk of "retirement" Thursday, saying it was merely his another lie, trick and "political show" that would not exert any impact on the stability of Tibet.
Legislation to promote economic transformation 2011-03-10 22:02:43
China's lawmaking will be focused on the country’s economic transformation and adjustment to the changing economic situation during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) period, a legislator said in Beijing Thursday.
China to enact mental health law in 2011 2011-03-10 21:35:13
China plans to enact a mental health law in 2011, a senior lawmaker said on the sidelines of the ongoing annual parliamentary session on Thursday.
China allocates 2.24b yuan to aid needy students 2011-03-10 20:34:58
China has earmarked 2.24 billion yuan ($341 million) of financial aid to high school students from poverty-stricken families for this spring semester, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Thursday.
Public participation improves China's legislation quality 2011-03-10 20:21:46
Extensive channels of public participation, down-to-earth research on public demands and careful assessment on the feasibility of laws are the good practices that Chinese law-makers have learnt to improve legislation quality, a national legislator said Thursday.