The central government has announced its goal of providing everyone in the country with basic healthcare by 2020. It's an ambitious goal for a nation that will have a population of 1.5 billion by then. Making healthcare affordable and easily accessi...
Australia: Boy's body found in bag In Sydney, children playing in a suburban park discovered the body of a naked boy inside a suitcase floating in a duck pond on Wednesday. The group of 10 children pulled the dark, tartan-patterned case ashore and r...
Afghanistan: Anti-US protest staged Hundreds of Afghans staged a protest against the US yesterday, saying American troops destroyed a copy of the Koran during a military operation in the southeast. A US-led coalition spokesman said he has no knowled...
China's largest trading partner, the European Union, is paying great attention to the Party Congress. EU Ambassador to China, Serge Abou, spoke highly of the the event, highlighting the political and economic strength that China has gained through r...
Party building work is vital to the Communist Party's development. The deputy head of the CPC Central Committee organization department, Ouyang Song, says the CPC has achieved great progress in party building, especially over the past five years. An...
New s media from around the world are covering the Party Congress. Journalists are watching to see how the ruling party will guide the country's development over the next five years. What do you think the Congress will focus on? This is probably a v...
More than 2,200 delegates are attending the CPC National Congress. Together they represent over 70 million CPC members throughout the country from different ethnic groups and all walks of life. 42 of China's 55 minorities have sent their delegates t...
Thailand: Election date set Thailand's Cabinet has set December 23 as the date for the country's first general election since last year's military coup. The date was approved during the weekly Cabinet meeting, dispelling earlier rumors that the el...
China: Protection for rare tiger The Shaanxi forestry administration bureau yesterday banned all kinds of hunting activities in the mountainous areas of Zhenping County. Thats because on Friday a farmer spotted a Penthern tiger or South China Tiger,...
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The ruling Communist Party of China, the CPC has convened its 17th National Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Hu Jintao, General Secretary of the 16th CPC Central Committee, delivered a keynote report. It's the first time for Hu J...
After the preparatory meeting , the Presidium of the 17th Party Congress held its first meeting, which was presided over by General Secretary of CPC Central Committee Hu Jintao. The Presidium voted and approved the 36 members of its Standing Committ...
China's ancient history is a strong selling point for tourists from around the world. And for many visitors, the upcoming Olympic Games are adding a new dimension to China's appeal, as the country modernizes. Du Dawei is what American David Tool ca...
Affordable housing is one of the main goals of the government's policy of building a housing security system. In the last five years, 270,000 low-income families have been given access to low-rent housing. It appears that low-income families just ca...
