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Yao Ming calls for business revamp at stadiums

[2016-03-10 08:07]

Political adviser and former basketball star Yao Ming has called for more prudent design and better operation of sporting venues as China becomes an increasingly popular candidate to host major events.

Cartoon commentary on Xi's two sessions talks ④: Focusing on poverty alleviation with precise plans

[2016-03-09 21:50]

Poverty alleviation has been the most important part of the people's livelihood, and President Xi Jinping is most concerned about it. On March 8 at a meeting with Hunan province deputies during the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), Xi reviewed a report on poverty alleviation progress in Shibadong village in Southwest Hunan province.

Second Tibetan railway line planned

[2016-03-09 19:36]

China's second railway line into the Tibet autonomous region could be completed by 2025, and ecological protection will be a top priority during construction, a senior political adviser.

Hubei can become leader in commercial space sector

[2016-03-09 18:45]

More efforts should be made to develop aerospace industrial bases in Hubei province and turn Hubei into hub of China's commercial space industry, said NPC delegate Hu Shengyun.

Ministers' quotes at the two sessions

[2016-03-09 17:25]

China plans to renovate 20 million units in its shantytowns during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20), which is an unprecedented number, but Chen has high confidence in the initial preparations.

Taiwan's new leader urged to uphold 1992 Consensus

[2016-03-09 15:44]

Li Yihu, left, a deputy to the National People's Congress and head of Peking University's Taiwan Institute, answers questions from reporters at a news conference in Beijing on Wednesday during the ongoing session of China's top legislature and advisory body.

Campaigners call for education on sexual abuse

[2016-03-08 22:35]

Sun Xuemei had no time to celebrate Women's Day on Tuesday as she spent it fielding interviews about a campaign to protect a particularly vulnerable group of women.

Six major initiatives proposed to protect Yangtze River ecology

[2016-03-08 21:44]

Insistence on ecological priority and green development is the strategic positioning to promote the development of the Yangtze River economic belt.