State Council's guidelines would make financing easier for small businesses, too
Beijing is launching a system that will check the financial status of those applying for the basic living allowance to ensure that they qualify, Beijing Youth Daily reported. From Friday, those applying for the allowance will have to sign an agreement authorizing the Civil Affairs Department to carry out the checks, the report said.
"Corruption is a hybrid composed of malignant genes of Chinese and Western culture. The anti-corruption effort by the central government is unprecedented. Power should be caged in sound systems, and the people should be handed the key."
President Xi Jinping wrapped up his nine-day tour of Latin America on Wednesday. The first stop was Brazil, where he attended the sixth BRICS leaders' meeting, followed by a formal state visit. He then went to Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba. On the tour, Xi met with political leaders and secured a series of cooperation agreements. It was his second visit to Latin America since taking office. Last year he toured Mexico, Costa Rica, Trinidad and Tobago. Chinese trade with Latin America has grown rapidly in recent years, reaching $261.6 billion in 2013. China is now the second-largest trading partner of many countries, including Argentina and Cuba, and has been Brazil's largest since 2009.
Think tank's assessment points to 'unprecedented breakthroughs'
Washington's pivot to Asia, including the deepening of military alliances by engaging in sensitive issues in the region, undermines Asia-Pacific peace and stability, a report from a Chinese think tank said on Wednesday. Observers said the strategy, which essentially aims to maintain US dominance in regional and global affairs, will not result in China changing its strategy, but will threaten its interests in the long run.
Typhoon Matmo, the 10th typhoon to hit China's coast this year, struck Fujian province on Wednesday after slamming Taiwan with heavy downpours and leaving 10 injured on the island.
The rules that regulate retired government officials are likely to be tightened amid the country's enhanced anti-graft campaign, analysts said.
Safety inspections are being carried out at swimming pools in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, after a boy drowned at a water playground.
A flight attendant who was seriously injured in a car crash has asked for compensation of 15 million yuan ($2.42 million). The court in Haidian district accepted the case, the Beijing Times reported on Tuesday. The woman, surnamed Wang, was in her friend's car when another vehicle, driven by a man surnamed Zhang, deliberately rammed it. The collision caused a fire, and 90 percent of Wang's body was burned. Zhang was charged by the local procuratorate with the crime of endangering public safety. The compensation case will be heard soon.
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