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Webcast in review: Premier Li Keqiang meets the press
A webcast review of the press conference held by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on March 16, 2016.
Highlights: Sino-US ties | Financial risks | No hard landing | SZ-HK Stock Connect | New economy | Hong Kong | Cutting red tape | Pensions payment | Avoiding massive layoffs
Rail an 'ideal field' overseas
China should speed up the standardization of its high-speed railway technologies and take the lead in setting international standards, an industry insider suggested.

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13th Five-Year Plan >>

China's new five-year plan boosts global sustainable development
China's 13th Five-Year Plan will create more opportunities for sustainable growth within and beyond its borders.
China eyes progress on public scientific literacy
China's State Council, the cabinet, has issued an action plan to improve its citizens' scientific literacy over the 13th five-year-plan period (2016-2020).
China's new vision for the next five years
China's 13th Five-Year Plan created for the country a brand new blueprint.
Top 10 key investment fields in the 13th Five-Year Plan
Let's take a look at the 10 key investment fields in the 13th Five-Year Plan.
Cross-Straits rail still on the table
The response from Taiwan will be a key factor in the infrastructure projects across the Taiwan Straits proposed in the 13th Five-Year Plan.
China to deliver five-year plan on education
China will release its 13th five-year plan on education this year to deepen reform and promote the modernization of education.

Issues

The Economy >>

Rail an 'ideal field' overseas
China should speed up the standardization of its high-speed railway technologies and take the lead in setting international standards, an industry insider suggested.

Defense >>

Xi underlines innovation, reform in defense, military upgrade
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday highlighted theoretical and technological innovation as the key to upgrade the country's military and national defense.

Diplomacy >>

Washington's human rights stance 'serves its own interests'
The United States' confrontational attitude toward China on human rights serves only its national interests, and it also harms global governance and the cause of international human rights, China's top human rights researchers said.

Opinion >>

What China's 13th Five-Year Plan means for the environment

The best thing about the 13th Five-Year Plan is that it volubly recognizes the role of citizens and of civil society at large in reaching key environmental goals.

China Infographics >>

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NPC concludes annual session

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang meets the press

4th session of 12th National Committee of CPPCC closes

China peacekeeping forces return from Liberia

Traditional Chinese handicraft - Weifang kite

China's tallest skyscraper to open soon