Increasing the senior high school admission rate in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region has been listed as a priority for the region's development during the next five years, regional authorities said during this year's local sessions.
After officials were urged to speak less and say more, experts involved in provincial sessions say they have noticed an obvious decrease in the usual cliches.
Fewer staff, shorter speeches, modest dinners and less printing ― meetings of local legislators and political advisers across China are getting slimmer, simpler and greener.
Kahar Usman, a devoted Muslim and newly elected deputy to the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, was "pleased and a bit surprised".
A credit-rating database holding the records of enterprises and individuals is expected to be launched in Shanghai in the summer with the aim of clamping down on dishonest practices across the city.
The construction of the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan province, from where China will launch new-generation carrier rockets and future space station modules, is expected to be completed in June, the province's economic planner said.
Reform and opening up is a must for the prosperity of Tibet and its people, said Losang Jamcan, newly-elected chairman of Southwest China's Tibet autonomous region.
Lawmakers and advisers renewed calls to tackle environmental and traffic issues, both major sources of public concern, as Beijing elected new leadership.
Air quality a hot topic in Shanghai
Sansha authorities vowed to accelerate the construction of infrastructure and a series of projects that were expected to be finished this year.
Chongqing's municipal government has pledged to shake off the impact of the Bo Xilai scandal and emphasize the rule of law.
Palden Donyo, a lama from Sagya Monastery, knows how to protect religious treasures ― politically.
Beijing's tap water will not lead to the formation of stones in an organ or duct of the human body, known as lithiasis, an official said, in the latest effort to ease public doubts about water quality.