More money aimed at improving visitors' experience

The 2016 Government Work Report, approved by the National People's Congress on Wednesday, promised to accelerate the construction of tourism infrastructure to welcome the coming of the tourism age.

Expanding culture is essential to end poverty, lawmaker says

Some national legislators at the annual legislative session in Beijing said that cultural development should be part of China's anti-poverty drive and urged the government to allocate more cultural resources to the rural poor.

World needs China to take leadership role

The world's system of "global governance" badly needs China to deliver - and it needs it to deliver this year.

Effectiveness of poverty relief must be monitored

Major General Chen Zhishu shared two alarming lessons when he highlighted the need to check the effectiveness of efforts in eradicating poverty.

Deputies, advisers strive to make a difference

Although I was assigned to cover this year's two sessions, I was not interested in the grand meeting at first.

What they say

Offering effective poverty relief is based on a database of poor people and their needs. More than 1 million grassroots government staff built this database in 2014 and 2 million of them reviewed the profiles and adjusted it. The database will keep improving.

Chengdu puts focus on logistics

Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, has successfully reinvented itself as a major logistics hub, according to the city's deputy mayor.

Rail an 'ideal field' overseas

China should speed up the standardization of its high-speed railway technologies and take the lead in setting international standards, an industry insider suggested.

Deputy sings praises of rare opera

Lei Tongxia first encountered Longju Drama, a unique traditional opera from Northwest China's Gansu province, when she was 12 and living in a local village. Since then, she has been addicted to it.

Soybean province wants protection from GM crops

National legislators from Heilongjiang province, which is China's principal producer of non-genetically-modified soybeans, are calling for a law to set up a special zone where the planting and processing of GM plants is prohibited.

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Foreign policy more globally engaged

China's foreign policy has undergone several significant transformations since the early 1950s.