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Looking to the new generation

Whether or not to have a second child has become a burning and urgent question for mill-ions of Chinese couples who recently became eligible to have two children under the terms of China's revised family planning policy.

China's fertility treatment reaches world-class level

Around 700,000 fertility treatment surgeries are carried out in China every year, a top health and population official revealed on Tuesday.

Government mulls update to regulations

China is revising regulations this year to better protect the interests of religious groups and curb extremism, according to faith leaders.

Foreign experts offer their insights for report

Ideas and suggestions drawn from foreign experts, including Nobel Prize winners, were listened to before Premier Li Keqiang put his own touches to the final version of the annual Government Work Report, which will become a regular practice in the coming years.

Prevention better than cure on the grasslands

After working as a doctor in Ganzi Tibet autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province for more than 40 years, Pema Yutso has plenty to say about improving medical care in the grassland areas where ethnic Tibetans live.

Infighting a sign of weakened Dalai Lama

The ongoing infighting amid the election for leader of the Tibetan "government-in-exile" is an indicator of weakened control by the Dalai Lama over the situation, a senior political adviser said on Sunday.

Chinese investment holds promise for all Europe

The pace of China's investment activities in Europe seems to be quickening, even as European investment remains stuck at historically below-average rates.

New laws enacted to clear the air; joint efforts needed

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

Tianjin learning from fatal warehouse blasts

An environmental cleanup in Tianjin is complete following the massive blasts that hit the port last year, and new facilities will be built to improve the local surroundings, city officials said on Tuesday.

What they say

Zhou Yongkang had meddled with Sichuan affairs for a long time. A series of big corruption cases have been exposed in Sichuan over the past years, and these cases are now being investigated and tried according to law. The crackdown on corruption has not affected the province's economic growth, because it creates a healthy political environment and market order, and stimulates economic vitality and people's innovation. Sichuan's annual gross domestic product exceeded 3 trillion yuan ($462 billion) for the first time last year, and its ranking among 31 provincial regions in China has climbed from eighth in 2014 to sixth.

Hebei shoulders capacity cutbacks

Beijing's smog-hit neighbor Hebei needs more subsidies to help it reduce overcapacity in its major polluting industries, according to provincial officials.