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China will raise government subsidies for health insurance offered to farmers and non-working urbanites to more than 360 yuan ($57) a year by 2015.
The "grim outlook" for foreign direct investment has prompted the government to consider measures to boost investment from developed countries.
Chinese Vice-President Xi Jinping left Istanbul of Turkey for China on Wednesday afternoon, wrapping up his 10-day official visits to the United States, Ireland and Turkey.
China will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy this year amid complicated economic environments both at home and abroad, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren said Wednesday.
China has urged Nigeria to send armed police to protect the Chinese crew on a ship that pirates attacked in mid-February off the coast of the African country.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman on Wednesday reiterated that those who have illegally entered China from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) are not refugees, adding that China opposes politicizing their crossing.
Dense fog has blanketed Shanghai's Pudong International Airport, delaying more than 400 flights, airport authorities said Wednesday.
A Chinese government official on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction over a Japanese mayor's denial of the Nanjing Massacre.
China has lodged representations with Japan over a denial of the Nanjing Massacre by a Japanese mayor, Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Wednesday.
Harbin is the first Chinese city set to completely ban smoking in restaurants, health experts said. The legislation is expected to be enacted in May.
Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper's visit to China was very successful and marked a milestone for Sino-Canadian ties.
Southern Chinese city Nanjing said it will suspend official exchanges with Japanese city Nagoya following its mayor's denial of the Nanjing Massacre.
