Action taken to speed release of govt information

The State Council told its key departments on Thursday to hold news conferences at least four times a year and said their heads must meet the media at least once annually.

Jiang Jianguo, minister of the State Council Information Office, stressed the importance of this at a working conference on the timely release of information.

He said that following an instruction from the leadership on improving government capability in responding to society's concerns, the Information Office had issued instructions on the release of information.