Xu Shaoshi head of National Development and Reform Commissionsays despite the slower pace of economic growth, China is not in for a hard-landing. But even with a growth rate of 6.9 percent (last year), it still proved that the economy operated within...
Song Qiuxia is a white-collar worker living in Guangdong province. She and her husband just had their little girl last year, and she is not enthusiastic about the new policy. I won't even consider having a second child! Raising a kid can be very expe...
In his annual government work report at the NPC session, Premier Li Keqiang announced a flexible GDP target, calling it a reasonable growth range as China is gearing up its structural reforms. The main development targets for 2016 are as follows: GDP...
According to the budget report delivered at the national legislature annual session, Beijing plans to raise the 2016 defense budget by 7.6 percent to 954 billion yuan, or about 146 billion U.S. dollars. Chen Zhou is a deputy to the top legislature, a...
Fu Ying, the spokesperson for the annual session of the legislative body, says China is drafting a fundamental Civil Code and the general rules of the draft are expected to be submitted to the top legislature in June. A two-step approach will be take...
After failing in Beijing's license plate lottery system for some three years, Qin Xiaofei finally made his decision in January to buy a battery-driven car to chauffeur his wife who has recently become pregnant. But, he says, one of the biggest concer...
The provisional liquidators, the accounting firm Deloitte, is proceeding with plans to shutter the station and sack the remaining staff, as the $8 million HK dollar cash injection needed to keep the broadcaster running for the rest of the month has n...
Laws to regulate China's film industry date back to the early 1980s. After decades of discussion and rapid growth in the sector, a draft of the China Film Industry Promotion Law officially entered the legislative process late last year. Once approved...
Over 300 million railway trips have been made during this year's spring festival travel rush - though the latest numbers only count until the end of February. The highest single-day travel happened on February 14th - Valentine's Day - with over 10 mi...
Representatives from a total of 61 Thai hotels, travel companies, airline companies, theme parks and other recreational venues have gathered in Beijing for anew tourismproject titled amazing Thailand. They aim to promote four tourism products to Chin...
Chinese government's growth target, as well as details of plans to shore up the economy, is being closely watched for at this year's CPPCC sessions. CPPCC National Committee member Liu Shijin says economic growth is a leading concern among the public...
Representatives from a total of 61 Thai hotels, travel companies, airline companies, theme parks and other recreational venues have gathered in Beijing for a consultation titled amazing Thailand. They aim to promote four tourism products to Chinese t...
Statistics show that China has over 2 million hearing-impaired children and the number is growing faster than ever. To draw more attention on this Ear Health Day, various educational activities have been held across China. A charity concert was organ...
According to the excavation experts, a jade seal found in the interior coffin of the tomb has helped identify its master as the Marquis of Haihun. The printing base of the seal is inscribed with the characters of Liu He, the name of the Marquis, who...
Official stats show China's economy grew 6.9 percent in 2015 from the previous year. Chinese authorities say the growth, the slowest pace in a quarter of a century, was hard-won amid a sluggish global recovery. Canadian Ambassador to China, Guy Saint...
