Tropical Hainan province, long renowned for its beachfront resorts and tourist hot spots, is building itself into a healthcare hub with a special focus on expectant mothers, according to its governor.
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.
China's lawmakers and political advisers are likely to have climate change and environmental protection high on their agenda during the ongoing annual two sessions in Beijing, according to a senior European Parliament member.
Oftentimes, reporting on financial news seems far removed from the excitement of covering wars, politics or the drama and celebrity of the entertainment world.
China will cut taxes and administrative fees by 550 billion yuan ($79.7 billion) this year to further reduce the corporate burden and will roll out favorable tax policies to support small innovative and technology companies, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Tuesday.
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.
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