The national scientific research funding program urgently needs reform to boost the country's capacity for innovation, political advisers working in the science and technology field said on Wednesday.
Two-thirds of the letters received by the State Bureau of Letters and Calls are addressed to the national leaders, especially President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, 12 national legislators and political advisers were told when they visited the organization on Tuesday.
Liu Li's job as a foot masseuse may seem a lowly calling to some, but she says it not only provides her with food and clothing, but also keeps her in touch with the kind of people she represents as a National People's Congress deputy.
Wang Jichao's first language is Yi, but when he was 13 a teacher taught him to say a few words in Mandarin, including Beijing and Tian'anmen. He struggled to pronounce them, and had no idea what they meant.
UK-China trade and investment had great success last year, but more opportunities exist for the future, according to Lord James Sassoon, chairman of the China-Britain Business Council.
In 2014, most provincial regions relaxed the one-child policy and allowed couples to have a second child if one of them was an only child. However, a lower-than-expected number of couples chose not to have a second child even if they were eligible, according to reports. Legislators, political advisers and experts are contemplating whether a comprehensive two-child policy should be adopted. Comments:
It never occurred to me that I would be the one having my picture posted on social media at the annual two sessions.
Buying high-priced rice is not a common practice among Chinese tourists in Japan. A lot of tourists buy the rice as gifts for friends or relatives, and it is natural for them to buy some local specialties. The issue should not be exaggerated and associated with food security. Personally, I won't eat Japanese beef, rice and vegetables.
The Internet industry has proved itself to be an increasingly important powerhouse of China's economy. But tycoons from the country's rising online sector want to do more to change people's everyday lives by bringing livelihood-related suggestions and proposals to China's annual two sessions, the country's most important political event.
A court in Qionglai, Sichuan province, has sentenced two men in the city to five years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
To strengthen ties between the Chinese mainland and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, attention should be focused on legal cooperation and law education among youth, advisers of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said on Tuesday.
This information graphic is the first in a series on China's economy that China Daily will present during the annual two sessions.
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