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Digital hongbao business booms

[2015-03-11 07:38]

Giving red envelopes, or hongbao, full of "lucky money" to his employees during Lunar New Year is a tradition for Ma Huateng, CEO of Tencent Holdings.

NPC deputy seeks help for villagers living on the edge

[2015-03-11 07:38]

Luo Yunlian, 44, lives on the edge of a precipice.

Society calls for new series of bank notes to combat graft and forgers

[2015-03-11 07:38]

A new series of bank notes should be issued to tackle counterfeiters and corruption, according to a senior member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

County to welcome Taiwan drivers

[2015-03-11 07:38]

Transport chiefs in Fujian province are seeking to encourage cross-Straits travel by permitting Taiwan-registered vehicles to be used in Pingtan county and pressing for similar arrangements for vehicles from Pingtan in Taiwan, a senior official said.

Govt given credit for accepting slower growth

[2015-03-11 07:38]

Although many people are concerned about the slowdown of the Chinese economy in 2014, Nicholas Lardy, an acclaimed economist specializing in China, said that the government should be praised for not rushing out a stimulus package, as many expected or encouraged them to do.

Motherhood gives birth to new outlook

[2015-03-11 07:38]

This is the third time that I have reported on the annual two sessions in my career, but it is the first time I have done so as a mother.

Issues and viewpoints

[2015-03-11 07:38]

How to amend the personal income tax law is a significant part of the central government's efforts to benefit middle-and low-income groups in China. Some experts said the nation's personal income tax is on an unhealthy path of development, while some suggested the personal income tax threshold should be raised from 3,500 yuan ($560) to 5,000 yuan or above to offset the rising costs of living. Premier Li Keqiang said in his Government Work Report that the government will ensure that progress is made in the reform of the fiscal and tax systems. The report also said the government will launch insurance to cover major disasters and commercial pension schemes that allow for deferred payment of individual income tax.

What they say

[2015-03-11 07:38]

Now that the two sessions are half over, it's easy for deputies to feel tired and slack off. But absence without leave is definitely not excusable. The session is held only once a year. As a deputy to the NPC, you are here on behalf of the people so you are duty bound to attend the session. You must perform your duty well, otherwise you should give up the position.

Beijing's slogan banners out of step, scholar says

[2015-03-10 07:55]

Beijing's big Chinese-character slogans, seen at many intersections and subway stations, have been criticized as creating confusion about the city's international image.

Optimism seen for organ donations

[2015-03-10 07:55]

Former vice-minister of health Huang Jiefu, a CPPCC member, said China's organ donations won't fall further short of demand after the suspension, which began in January, of using executed prisoners as a source of organs.

Official calls remarks by Dalai Lama 'blasphemy'

[2015-03-10 07:55]

The 14th Dalai Lama's recent claim that the religious tradition of reincarnation should be abolished with his death is a blasphemy to Tibetan Buddhism, a senior Tibetan official said on Monday.

Two Sessions

[2015-03-10 07:55]

Two Sessions

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