Ministries address public concerns

Departments and ministries under the State Council, China's Cabinet, have responded to a series of public concerns in the past week, including those regarding regulation of the real estate market, unemployment insurance, food and drug safety and public toilet improvements.

Real estate regulation

At a meeting concerning regulation of the real estate market on March 29, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced that 30 real estate brokers and developers had been found to be in violation of the relevant laws and regulations. It followed the ministry's campaigns last year in which a total of 96 enterprises were found to be engaging in illegal activities that disrupted the market.