Overseas media reviews during China's two sessions (II)
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*China finance minister says 'fully confident' in fending off systemic debt risks--Reuters
China is fully confident of its ability to fend off systemic debt risks, while it continues to strengthen control over local government debt, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Wednesday.
China will reasonably set quotas on local government debt issuance and keep cracking down on "chaotic" debt financing, Xiao said at a press briefing held during China's annual parliament meeting.
*China to enact its first soil pollution law--The Strait Times
Curbing pollution and keeping the environment clean are key tenets of Chinese President Xi Jinping's pledge to build a "moderately prosperous society" by 2020.
- China sees further marriage rate drop with divorce on rise
- Shanghai expands high-skilled domestic service training program
- Obesity experts shift focus from short-term weight loss to long-term health
- China maintains orange alerts for torrential rain and geological disasters
- Chinese naval fleet embarks on latest escort mission in Gulf of Aden, Somali waters
- Beijing mobilizes around 2,700 flood-control workers































