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- As part of the national effort to defuse a demographic "time-bomb", China is very likely to introduce compulsory long-term care insurance to cope with ever-increasing care needs, particularly for the elderly who have a difficult time living independently due to age, illness or disability, said a national political advisor.
- Chinese sports icon Yao Ming said Tuesday that the rapidly growing Chinese sports industry needed much more than investment.
Tibet cracks down on separatist activities by Dalai Lama clique: official
Tibet has taken a "clear-cut" stance against separatism and has resolutely cracked down on secession and sabotage activities by the Dalai Lama clique in 2016, a regional government official said Friday.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that a "great wall of iron" to safeguard national unity, ethnic solidarity and social stability should be built in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Over 1,700 ethnic, religious activities peacefully held in Tibet
The regional government in Tibet hailed social stability and religious harnomy in the autonomous region, citing over 1,700 ethnic and religious activities held there in a peaceful and orderly manner, according to a report released Friday.
- China's overall leverage level is "not very high," central bank officials said on Friday, while voicing concerns over excessive corporate debt level.
- Huang Youyi, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called for raising translators' payment in China.
- Time-honored brands should innovate to "stay young" in a modern market while sticking to their traditional values, a beer mogul told China.org.cn.
- China should tighten control over drones, as their operation may put the country's security at stake, said Si Qifu, a senior military official and NPC deputy, during the ongoing two sessions.
- The dropping trend in China's foreign exchange reserve is a normal phenomenon, the country's central bank chief said Friday.
- China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan on Friday defended the country's policy guidance for overseas investment, saying the move is necessary to rein in the irrational tendency in some sectors.
- China will further open its bond market to foreign investors in a step-by-step manner along with the internationalization of RMB, central bank officials said Friday.
- Chinese currency, the yuan, will "automatically" stabilize this year on the back of a firming economy and rising confidence in the country's growth prospects, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Friday.
- Draft General Provisions of the Civil Law submitted to the ongoing annual session of National People's Congress (NPC) Wednesday describe the fetus as being entitled to some civil rights in terms of inheritance or gifts.
- Lawmakers at all levels should have strong confidence in China's political system and better perform their duties in legislation and supervision, the country's top legislator said on Thursday.
