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CPPCC Meets for Annual Session
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| China's top advisory body, the National Committee of the 10th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, convened its Third Session in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, stressing the promotion of social harmony and national reunification. |
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Olympic Ceremonies to Cost No More Than Athens'
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| On Tuesday, the organizing committee for Beijing's Olympics committed itself to budgeting no more than Athens on its opening and closing ceremonies. The announcement came at the launch of a five-month search for proposals for the ceremonies. |
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Female Model Workers Honored for Women's Day
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| Ten women were named National Exemplary Workers and another 500 were awarded for their outstanding achievements on Tuesday as the country gears up for International Women's Day next week. Vice Premier Wu Yi, named by Forbes magazine last year as the world's second most powerful woman, was present for the occasion. |
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President Stresses Unity of Chinese People
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| President Hu Jintao pointed to the importance of the unity of Chinese around the world in contributing to the country's development in a Friday meeting, Xinhua News Agency reported Monday. Hu emphasized the importance of overseas Chinese in building an affluent society, enhancing international relations and curbing Taiwan separatist actions. |
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Green GDP Calculation Piloted
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| The national environmental regulatory body on Monday announced a pilot program to incorporate the cost of ecological damage into GDP figures. The first results will be available early next year.
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Legal Protection for Women, Kids to Improve
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| The protection of women and children's rights has been included in the 10th NPC Standing Committee's legislative plan. An array of drafted laws and regulations, if approved, will improve protection of women and minors in a number of different areas. |
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Ethnic Minorities White Paper Published
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| The State Council Information Office published on Monday a white paper entitled Regional Autonomy for Ethnic Minorities in China. The document describes the government's policies on regional autonomy and developments in the ethnic autonomous areas over the past decades. |
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Three Publishers to Issue Classic Collection
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| The Siku Quanshu (Complete Works of the Chinese Classics), first compiled in the 18th century, is the most comprehensive encyclopedia of Chinese thought and culture. With only seven copies originally made, many sections have been lost over the years. Now, three publishing houses are working on separate editions of the massive collection to be issued in limited quantities over a three-year period. |
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NPC to Revise Corporation Law
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| A draft amendment to China's Corporation Law was submitted to the 14th session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) for first deliberation in Beijing Friday, with an aim to lower capital requirements for new businesses and improve supervision over listed companies. |
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Hainan Suffers Serious Drought
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| Hainan Province's anti-drought department warned this week that the drought in the island has reached a serious level. The drought has lasted since the beginning of this year and more than 45 percent of the island's farmland and 64 middle and small rivers have dried up.
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