Two sessions' VIPs reveal similar tastes in books, clothes

Some big topics on the Internet give an indication of what interests the public the most in the ongoing two sessions.

According to a report by the Internet science research center at Wuhan University, between March 3 and March 8, the five topics that generated the most public interest were Internet finance, smog, pay raises for civil servants, care for the elderly and genetically modified food.

The ratings were derived from surveys of micro blog posts and online media reports, which are thought to provide good benchmarks of the public mood.