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CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS

Election result 'won't affect Sino-US relations'

Premier Li Keqiang voiced confidence on Wednesday over Beijing's ties with Washington, regardless of the outcome of the US presidential election later this year.

Foreign media drawn to outlook on economy

Premier Li Keqiang's take on China's economic growth received the most attention from foreign correspondents who attended his annual news conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

Netizens' top concern relayed to premier

A question on medical insurance came into the limelight at Premier Li Keqiang's news conference on Wednesday, as it was selected through an online poll jointly conducted by China Daily and online news portal Toutiao.com.

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Ringing endorsement for new plan

After making dozens of people-oriented changes, national legislators gave a ringing endorsement on Wednesday to the country's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), the road map that sets the course for the world's second-largest economy in the coming half-decade.

Netizens quick to adopt govt app

The State Council app, a new online application that allows users to keep up to date with the decisions, policies and activities of the State Council, has earned a 4.5-star rating out of a maximum five at the Apple shop.

Premier Li proves he's a good listener

I was taken aback when I saw the long queue of hundreds of reporters in front of the Great Hall of the People at 7 am on a smoggy Wednesday morning - three hours before a news conference where Premier Li Keqiang would meet journalists and answer their questions.

Final session ends in agreement

The National People's Congress 2016 sessions closed on Wednesday, after deputies approved a number of important documents along with the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20).

Charity law aims for culture of giving

Chinese lawmakers approved the country's first charity law on Wednesday at the closing meeting of the annual session of the National People's Congress.

For oil company, natural gas new 'engine of growth'

Huabei Oilfield Co has the world's deepest gas storage tanks underground and has begun to provide a steady gas supply to the clean-energy thirsty region of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province.

Liaoning looks forward to tourism boom

Tourism is being seen as an energetic industry capable of stimulating economic growth and transforming Liaoning province, which was recently dominated by heavy industries such as steel processing, said Jiang Xiuyun, an accountant with a company that specializes in real estate investments in the province's Fushun city. Jiang made the comments during the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress, which concluded on Wednesday.