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Measure to protect migrant students
2012-03-05 16:48
Children who follow their parents to another city should not be prevented from taking the national college entrance exam.
Education sound bites
2012-03-05 16:30
NPC deputies and CPPCC members talk about education system, education reform and education for rural children and children with special needs.
China to compensate for sea pollution
2012-03-05 16:25

China will establish a state compensation system for pollution in the marine environment, according to a NPC delegate (National People’s Congress).
Paid paternity leave law for men 'a need'
2012-03-05 15:00
Men who have newborn babies should have paid paternity leave guaranteed by law, an NPC deputy said.
China to launch moon-landing orbiter in 2013
2012-03-05 14:56
China's third lunar probe, Chang'e-3, is expected to be launched next year and conduct a moon landing and lunar explorations, its designer said.
Women should retire at 60 under motion
2012-03-05 14:31
The retirement age of highly educated women like doctors should be deferred to 60 years old or older, an NPC deputy said on March 3.
Should marriage at 18 be allowed?
2012-03-05 14:27
China should lower the legal minimum age for marriage to 18 years of age, Huang Xihua, a National People's Congress deputy said on Sunday.
University exams to open for non-residents
2012-03-05 14:18
The Ministry of Education is planning to allow children of migrant workers who live in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangdong to take part in local university enrollment exams.
Wen stresses energy conservation measures
2012-03-05 14:14

Controlling energy use and straightening out the energy pricing structure are key to energy conservation and reducing pollution, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said at the fifth Plenary Session of the 11th National People’s Congress (NPC).
China vows 9m new jobs in 2012, stresses well-being
2012-03-05 12:31
China aims to create more than 9 million new jobs in towns and cities this year as part of the government's efforts in bettering people's well-being, Premier Wen Jiabao told the parliament's annual session Monday.
20% hospital beds to be privately funded by 2015
2012-03-05 11:24

China's health minister said on Monday the government will encourage more private capital investment in hospitals across the country.
China aims to extend pension scheme
2012-03-05 11:25
China is trying to further extending the old-age pension program to cover all residents.

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