Li: Annual growth goal achievable

Premier expresses confidence in economy at trade union congress

China can achieve this year's social and economic development goals as it has seen steady increases in employment and residential incomes while maintaining stable consumer prices amid complex domestic and global conditions, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.

Li made the remark during a report to a session of the five-day 17th National Congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions, which kicked off on Monday.