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BEIJING

Journalists invited to cover political sessions

China's national legislature and top political advisory body will invite a number of Beijing-based journalists from home and abroad to report on their annual sessions next month, organizers said on Monday. Most interviews will take place on the internet, via video or in written form, and the press center will help reporters get in touch with interviewees. The arrangements were made on the basis of the current COVID-19 situation, the need to safeguarding public health, and experience from last year's sessions, they said in a statement. The 13th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, will start its fourth session on March 5, and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, will begin its fourth session on March 4. Reporters wishing to cover the two events should submit applications before Feb 5.

GANSU

Executive vice-governor under investigation

Song Liang, executive vice-governor of Gansu province, has been put under investigation for suspected serious violation of Party discipline and national law, the Communist Party of China Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission said on Monday. Song, 57, was born in Xinji, Hebei province. He joined the Party in 1990 and had spent most of his career in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. He was transferred to Gansu as vice-governor in 2017 and promoted to executive vice-governor the next year.

SHANGHAI

Students, workers given movie treats

Shanghai cinemas will provide nearly 30,000 free and low-cost film tickets to students and workers who choose to stay in the city for Spring Festival. In response to a municipal government call for the flow of people during the festive period to be reduced, the number of college students and migrant workers staying in Shanghai is expected to increase significantly this year. To meet their recreational demands, the city's publicity and film authorities will launch a film screening activity to show free or low-cost Spring Festival movies to college students and migrant workers in Shanghai, including housekeepers and construction and sanitation workers.

Xinhua - China Daily