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Decree No.261 of the State Council of the People's Republic of China

Regulations on Management of Entertainment Venues

Circular of the State Council on Issues in Relation to Overcoming Bureaucracy to Further Improve the Style of Work and Raise Efficiency

Circular of the General Office of the State Council on Issuing the Proposals of the State Economic and Trade Commission on Strengthening Safety in Production

Proposals on Strengthening Safety in Production

Joint Communique of the People's Republic of China and the Arab Republic of Egypt on Establishment of Strategic Cooperative Relationship

Answers of a Foreign Ministry Spokesman at a Press Conference on March 27, 1999

Statements of a Foreign Ministry Spokesman on April 6, 1999

Answers of a Foreign Ministry Spokesman at a Press Conference on April 6, 1999

Decree No.8 of the State Economic and Trade Commission and the Ministry of Public Security of the People's Republic of China

Detailed Rules for Implementation of the Regulations on Protecti on of Power Facilities

Circular on Issuing the Proposals on Accelerating Standardized Operation of Companies Listed Overseas and Deepening Their Reforms State Economic and Trade Commission and China Securities Regulatory Commission

Proposals on Accelerating Standardized Operation of Companies Listed Overseas and Deepening Their Reforms

Decree No.2 of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Regulations on Establishment of the Chinese Language and Culture Friendship Award of the Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China

Decree No.1 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China

Interim Provisions on Registration of Social Insurance

Decree No.2 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China

Interim Provisions on Declaration and Payment of  Social  Insurance Premium

Decree No.3 of the Ministry of Labor and Social Security of the People's Republic of China

Provisions on Supervision and Examination of Collection and Payment of Social Insurance Premium

Circular of the State Administration of Taxation on Preferential Taxation Policies Entitled to the Lay_Offs Engaged in Community Service Trade