As the largest provincial-level economy in China in the past 22 years, Guangdong has set its annual economic growth goal at about 8 percent for the next five years.
Confiscation of farmland, insufficient compensation and a lack of employable skills have left millions of Chinese farmers living difficult lives, with many losing confidence in their future, said a national political adviser on Wednesday.
March 10: Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, delivers a work report to a plenary session.
The reconstruction of tens of thousands of homes will shift back into high gear next month at the scene of two recent disasters - last year's Yushu earthquake and the tragic mudslide in Zhouqu county, according to local officials.
Eight million more Chinese will be covered by the urban basic health insurance in 2011, bringing the total number of urban residents covered by health insurance to 440 million.
The Ministry of Civil Affairs will cooperate with 18 government departments to crack down on child begging this year, Vice-Minister Dou Yupei told a news conference on March 8.
Minister of Land and Resources Xu Shaoshi has likely experienced awkwardness and anxiety at the group discussions of this year's National People's Congress (NPC) session.
The public has responded with vigorous support for an NPC deputy's proposal to extend the Spring Festival holiday from three days to 10.
China's top labor official Yin Weimin has called on more college graduates to work for China's grass roots in small and medium-sized enterprises and the country's western areas.
China will accelerate the reform of its tax system this year to shore up the transition of its economic growth pattern, said Finance Minister Xie Xuren.
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi gave a positive assessment of Sino-US relations on Monday, saying that the "atmosphere at the moment is good".
The Dalai Lama's death will not affect the Tibet autonomous region's overall situation but will likely have some minor impacts, said a high-ranking official.
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