Global business requires high-performance management

As the annual sessions of the top legislative and political advisory bodies continue, China Daily collected questions on issues that netizens care most about and solicited answers from political advisers, legislators and senior government officials.

What they say

The number of songs written in China has reached a record high - more than 300,000 every year - but only very few of them are well received by the public.

Exports high on Li's agenda

Premier Li Keqiang has encouraged Guangdong province to take the lead in introducing more Chinese brands and products to markets in developed economies such as the United States and the European Union.

Yao calls for business revamp at stadiums

Political adviser and former basketball star Yao Ming has called for more prudent design and better operation of sporting venues as China becomes an increasingly popular candidate to host major events.

Graft fight to continue, top lawmaker informs deputies

Lawmakers will continue to push forward anti-corruption and related legislation this year, top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Wednesday.

Big data

New law aims to give charity a lift

On March 4, the day before the start of the annual session of China's legislature, a reporter asked the country's top legislators why they planned to review the final draft of a new charity law in preference to "more important" legislation.

Manufacturing hub seeks ways to maintain growth

Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province that has thrived on traditional manufacturing industries for decades, is looking to upgrade its industrial structure for more sustainable growth, said the city's top leader.

Experts confident in growth objective

China is confident it will achieve its 6.5-to-7 percent annual growth objective because its economic fundamentals are sound and supply-side reform is well-planned, China's top think tank researchers said.

Hope continues for positive development

Cross-Straits relations may be affected after the island's new leader takes office in May, Li Yihu, head of Peking University's Taiwan Institute and a deputy to the National People's Congress, said on Wednesday.

Cross-Straits rail still on the table

The response from Taiwan will be a key factor in the implementation of infrastructure projects across the Taiwan Straits proposed in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), a top cross-Straits negotiator has said.

Great strides made in poverty alleviation

While China's economy has experienced eye-catching growth during the last few decades, one of the most notable achievements has been the alleviation of poverty in the country.