China will launch campaigns to curb pollution from livestock and poultry farms, as well as the excessive use of fertilizers in horticulture, to fight pollution in rural areas, a top agricultural official said on Tuesday.
China's economic rise has brought many benefits, such as higher living standards, improved nutrition, better overall health and longer lives.
As many as 50 million people around the world are affected by dementia, according to Alzheimer's Disease International, an NGO that acts as the federation of Alzheimer's associations around the world. ADI estimates that 131.5 million people will be living with dementia by 2050, while someone develops the condition every three seconds. A survey conducted by ADI shows that two out of every three respondents believe that there is little or no understanding of dementia in their countries.
Zhang Jianhua, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Hiking Group in Qingdao, Shandong province
If a senior family member shows regular signs of forgetfulness, they should undertake medical tests as soon as possible to assess the likelihood of Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. If a diagnosis is confirmed, precautions should be taken immediately.
Inspection and audit efforts to prevent the improper use of poverty relief funds have paid off, said the top poverty relief official.
As China cuts overcapacity in the steel and coal industries in northern regions, the government has also made the resettlement of laid-off workers a priority, officials from Tianjin municipality, and Hebei and Shanxi provinces said on Tuesday.
Jackie Chan recalled the moment he received the Academy Honorary Award for his lifelong effort to persist in making movies in his own comic-action style.
As China aims to boost sports consumption as a new economic driver, advisers have suggested that the industry should shift its focus from manufacturing to providing sports entertainment, service and fitness products to achieve sustainable growth.
The ashtrays and matches in the guest rooms at Jingxi Hotel, one of the designated hotels for deputies to the National People's Congress, have been removed this year.
Despite already being the leading source of international students for foreign universities and colleges, China is set to see even more of its young people go abroad to study in the next five years, according to an education policy adviser.
Editor's note: During the two sessions, China Daily has collected questions foreign netizens care most about and solicited answers from experts, CPPCC National Committee members and NPC deputies.
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