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Family Planners Attend HIV/AIDS Training
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| Over 140 family planning officials from seven provinces completed a two-day training seminar in Henan yesterday, aiming to utilize their population work experience and grassroots network to help fight HIV/AIDS. |
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Mainland Welcomes Taiwan Authorities' Approval of Charter Flights Talks
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| The mainland welcomes Taiwan authorities' approval of the talks on passenger and cargo charter flights across the Taiwan Straits, a Chinese central government spokesman said on Wednesday. |
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Mainland Drops Taiwan Fruit Tariffs
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| The Ministry of Commerce announced yesterday that 15 categories of Taiwan-grown fruit would enjoy zero tariffs from August 1, following the island's authorities' refusal to send envoys to proposed talks on the issue the day before. |
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32 Power Plants Ordered to Stop Construction
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| The construction and planning of 32 power stations was ordered to halt by a joint statement from four state bodies on July 15 because they do not meet environmental and other national standards. |
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New Regulations for Commercial Performances
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| A new set of regulations will be launched in September to regulate the performance industry, including penalties for officials who use public funds to stage expensive performances. |
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China to Amend Personal Income Tax Law
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| China has initiated a process to amend its personal income tax law, a move long anticipated by scholars and the public. |
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Central Bank Denies Further Yuan Appreciation
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| The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, denied on Tuesday the possibility of a further appreciation of the yuan following the 2 percent revaluation last week, saying that currency reform will be conducted "step by step." |
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Roads, Railways Open to Private Investment
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| Roads and rails are clamouring for private investment in the capital in the lead-up to 2008. |
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Yuan Peg to Dollar Scrapped
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| China announced Thursday its currency, the RMB yuan, will be traded at a rate of 8.11 to the US dollar starting 19:00 Thursday, and the yuan to US dollar pegging system is switched to a basket of foreign currencies. |
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First Mechanism Set Up to Fight Terrorism
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| China plans to set up a coordinating mechanism to fight terrorism - the first of its kind in the country. |
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'No' to Foreign Control of China's Steel Companies
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| China will not allow foreign steel producers to hold controlling stakes in domestic steel companies, an official from the China Iron and Steel Association said Wednesday. |
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Vice-Premier Wu Stresses Cross-Straits IT Cooperation
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| China's mainland and Taiwan should work closely on information technology standardization promotion and application to enhance China's IT industrial competitiveness, said Chinese Vice-Premier Wu Yi Wednesday. |
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Vice Premier Huang Stresses Creating More Jobs
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| Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju has said at a recent meeting in the northern city that China still faces great pressure to create more jobs, especially for laid-off workers from state businesses, college graduates and rural surplus labor. |
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Internal Auditing Drive to Curb Graft
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| In the wake of last Tuesday's audit report by the National Audit Office, many Chinese firms have been busy hammering out better internal auditing systems to plug management loopholes and curb operating risks, according to the chairman of the China Institute of Internal Auditors, Wang Daocheng. |
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New Party Secretary of Shanxi Province Appointed
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| Zhang Baoshun has been appointed secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CPC) Provincial Committee of north China's Shanxi Province, according to a decision released by the CPC Central Committee on Friday. |
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Chief Executive Tells of His 'Hong Kong Dream'
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| The newly appointed Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Donald Tsang said although his two-year office term is short, he will not "start painting on a white paper" and will start his work with restoring citizens' confidence and offering more job opportunities for them. |
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Draft Law Reducing Police Powers
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| The National People's Congress Standing Committee is considering the second draft of laws to reduce police powers when dealing with minor offences. Maximum periods for questioning and detention without charge would be reduced and specific police abuses clarified. |
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Encouragement of Flu Antiviral Misuse Denied
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| The Ministry of Agriculture said it would dispatch inspection teams to stop the use of amantadine to prevent bird flu in poultry, after denying a report that the government had encouraged it since the 1990s, a practice that could leave it useless in fighting a human epidemic. |
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Party Watchdog Urges Prevention of Corruption
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| Communist Party of China (CPC) discipline inspection leader Wu Guanzheng said Monday it is crucial to step up the prevention of corruption in the current anti-corruption drive, with equal stress to be placed on penalty and prevention efforts. |
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Nine-pronged Approach to Combat HIV/AIDS
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| China is to adopt nine major measures to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS, the executive meeting of the State Council presided over by Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing on Wednesday. |
