Premier Li Keqiang said that more money should be used to mitigate poverty and further improve people's livelihoods in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, which has 2.46 million people living below the poverty line.
Chinese scientists have begun preliminary research on a next-generation icebreaker capable of lengthy research missions in the Arctic and Antarctica, according to the program's chief designer.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea showed willingness to hold talks with the United States about denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula and agreed on a third summit meeting with the Republic of Korea next month, a senior ROK official said on Tuesday.
Lawmakers who talked with President Xi Jinping vowed to take concrete measures to implement Xi's requirements to pursue higher-quality economic growth and reduce poverty.
Once a year, almost like clockwork, more than half the population of China uproots en masse to journey home or head elsewhere.
Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.
China will continue to pursue stable economic growth this year, setting its GDP growth target at around 6.5 percent, and further open up its economy to foreign investors, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday morning while delivering the annual Government Work Report.
A draft amendment to China's Constitution was submitted to the national legislature for deliberation on Monday and is expected to enshrine Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the fundamental law of the country.
President Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of high-quality economic growth and poverty reduction while talking with lawmakers in Beijing on Monday.
"The Government Work Report not only reviewed the results of China's economic and social development in 2017, but also elaborated... strategies for the future. Now China's economic development is steadfast, and it is important to maintain a balanced development in the future."
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