The planned merger of two regulators, one on press and the other on broadcasting, announced on Sunday by State Councilor Ma Kai, will boost the development of Chinese culture and increase its global influence, officials said.
The institutional restructuring and functional transformation plan released on Sunday has tolled the bell for the colossal Ministry of Railways, marking the end of the last ministry under the State Council that had both administrative and commercial functions.
As China's new leadership prepares to take charge, the nation has embraced the opportunity to deepen administrative reform by transferring power from the government to market forces and public opinion, via a restructuring plan announced by the State Council on Sunday.
China will upgrade its existing State Food and Drug Administration to improve safety standards for foodstuffs and pharmaceuticals, according to a report delivered by State Councilor Ma Kai to the annual session of the country's top legislative body on Sunday.
A new national health and family planning commission will be established by merging the National Population and Family Planning Commission with the Ministry of Health, according to the report on the State Council's institutional reforms and the transformation of government functions.
China's top securities regulator pledged to accelerate reforms in the stock market, including widening investment channels and improving the IPO issuing system, to strengthen the development of the mainland's capital pool.
Many gaps between urban and rural schools could be bridged by fostering the nonprofit sector's development, especially in the area of grassroots initiatives.
This was not the first time I had seen NPC deputies and CPPCC members encircled by swarms of reporters trying to ask questions, because this scene often appears on TV, in newspaper stories or in online reports.
China's new leaders, who will be formally appointed during the two sessions, will continue to deliver on the nation's "impressive work" in boosting bilateral ties with Europe, said a senior European Parliament official.
Experts believe this year's National People's Congress legislative plan, which includes a list of issues attracting widespread public concern, can bring legislative work closer to social progress.
Communist Party of China chief Xi Jinping and other senior leaders on Friday joined lawmakers in panel discussions on the Government Work Report.
He is a ministerial head, unfailingly polite and always finds time to answer journalists' questions, no matter how difficult.
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