New anti-graft body to strengthen oversight

"We had no precedent to follow and no experience to draw on. We have been the icebreakers and we made it," said Jin Xiaodong, head of the supervision commission of Shangcheng district in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, talking about the first case of detention the commission handled.

Checks and balances prevent abuse

Coastal Qingdao ready for flood of businesses

The strategy of opening-up to the outside world has been a success for the eastern coastal city of Qingdao, Shandong province, in its modernization efforts over the past decades, Mayor Meng Fanli said last week.

Draft CPPCC charter revision is unveiled

The 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top political advisory body, is in the process of amending its charter.

Call for law, upgrade to boost rescue skills

A national political adviser has suggested improvements to China's maritime search and rescue system, including drafting legislation.

More anesthetists needed to ease labor pains

A national political adviser has proposed expanding the number of anesthesiologists in China to help make childbirth and labor less painful.

Office to manage regional growth

A joint administrative office has been established for the Yangtze River Delta, with one of its core tasks to coordinate planning in Shanghai and its three neighboring provinces to make the region competitive on a global scale, according to a senior official.

China urged to stay on reform path

China must continue economic reforms to unleash potential and become a more consistent player on the global stage, said Richard Graham, a British politician who chairs the All Party Parliamentary China Group.

Planning today for tomorrow's cities

The movement of Chinese citizens from farms to cities over the past 30 years is the largest and fastest urbanization in the history of the world, by far. Getting this process right - planning cities over the next three decades that are productive, livable and environmentally friendly - is crucial.

Pingtan legend sings praises of traditional opera

In 1998, when Sheng Xiaoyun debuted the first Suzhou Pingtan performance in Taiwan from a Chinese mainland troupe since 1949, she was dubbed by some local media as "the most beautiful voice in the country".

Camera flurry sign of country's new status

Clicking camera shutters and photographers' flashes usually begin bombarding VIPs the moment they enter a media event venue, and then again every time they make a hand or body gesture, with the cacophony and light show simmering down a bit when the subject is quiet and motionless on the dais.

Import expo called aid to globalization

The first China International Import Expo, one of the country's concrete measures to further open up, would facilitate economic globalization and trade liberalization, Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan said on Sunday.