Propel economic development to a new level. The target annual economic increase is set at 7 percent over the next five years. The overall level of prices will be kept basically stable and domestic demand further expanded.
A plan to increase China's military spending to more than 600 billion yuan ($91.3 billion) in 2011 is for national defense reasons and poses no threat to other countries, a spokesman for the nation's top legislature said on Friday.
A draft of China's 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-2015) was submitted Saturday morning to the National People's Congress (NPC), the country's top legislature, for reviewing.
The Fourth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) will open on March 5. Premier Wen Jiabao is expected to deliver the government's work report at the opening of the NPC session.
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin delivered a report on the work of the country's top political advisory body at the opening meeting of its annual full session.
Discussions were heated among China's 400 million netizens, especially concerning the "two sessions," when they hope their opinions will be heard by the government.
The Fourth Session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top advisory body, will open at 3pm on March 3.
Police and firefighters have raised their vigilance levels in capital Beijing ahead of the impending annual conventions of the country's top legislature and top political advisory body.
The skies above Beijing are to be made a no-fly zone as the city prepares to host meetings of the nation's highest bodies.
China's homegrown fourth-generation (4G) mobile technology - a means of transmitting data to wireless devices - is moving ever faster toward becoming available throughout the world and its reach may exceed expectations in the next five years.
As China's economy continues to boom, the country’ coastal provinces are facing a labor shortage after the Lunar New Year holidays as the seemingly endless flow of migrant workers dries up.
"Livelihood issues", including an improved social security system and the provision of affordable housing, remain the top concerns of Chinese people.