SCIO briefing on performance of agriculture and rural economy in the first quarter of 2024
Huang Shouhong, head of the group for drafting the Chinese government work report this year, on Tuesday elaborated on the key points of the document and unveiled the process of its formulation.
In an effort to promote industrial upgrading, China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should put strategic emerging industries and future-oriented industries in a prominent position, an official with the country's top state-asset regulator said Tuesday.
The 5 percent growth target outlined in the annual Government Work Report is in line with China's aim to create 12 million urban jobs this year and turn itself into a mid-level developed economy by 2035, said head of the report's drafting task force on Tuesday.
China firmly opposes the Senate of the Philippines approving the "Maritime Zones Act" and has lodged solemn démarches to the Philippines, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.
China's grain output hit a record high of 695.4 million tonnes last year, with per capita grain possession standing at 493 kg, higher than the internationally recognized grain security line of 400 kg, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Tang Renjian said Tuesday.
The State Council Information Office held a press briefing in Beijing on Tuesday about the Report on the Work of the Government.
China is gravely concerned about the United States' investigation into China-made vehicles that use "connected" car technology, said a Ministry of Commerce spokesperson Monday.
Chinese authorities on Saturday released a circular on the launch of a campaign to expand basic medical insurance coverage for children, aiming to safeguard the rights, interests and health of children in the country.
The Ministry of Water Resources said Friday it will complete all 5,542 restoration projects on damaged water conservancy facilities by the end of June, including those critical for flood control in Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei.
In 2023, State Council departments rolled out over 2,000 policy measures based on nearly 4,700 suggestions and proposals from deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said Xing Huina, a spokesperson for the State Council Information Office, at a press conference Thursday.
China has issued additional treasury bonds as it strives to restore and strengthen water resources management projects devastated by floods last year, according to an official of the Ministry of Water Resources.
China has seen remarkable progress in rebuilding flood control facilities devastated by floods last year and in strengthening flood control capabilities there, thanks to the issuance of an additional 1 trillion yuan ($139 billion) of government bonds for the work, officials said.
China announced on Friday that it will quintuple the transaction limit for foreigners' mobile payments as the country enhances efforts to address payment challenges faced by international visitors.
China will guide major payment platforms to raise the single transaction limit for overseas travelers using mobile payments from 1,000 U.S. dollars to 5,000 U.S. dollars, a central bank official said Friday.
China has accelerated the construction of water conservancy projects in the wake of severe floods in 2023. A total of 1,488 projects funded by government bonds have been launched, with the investment reaching 29.31 billion yuan (US$4.05 billion), said Chen Min, vice minister of water resources, on Friday.
The State Council Information Office held a press conference Friday in Beijing about the progress on post-disaster water infrastructure construction.
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on Thursday that the United States should create conditions for fair competition of the auto industry and correct its non-market policies and practices following a call to block imports of Chinese automobiles.
China's National Health Commission (NHC) handled 1,470 suggestions and proposals from the national legislature and the national political advisory body in 2023, a health official said Thursday.
China's 24 pro-foreign investment measures have further strengthened the investment confidence of foreign-funded enterprises, a commerce ministry spokesperson said on Thursday.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector came in at 51.4 in February, up from 50.7 in January, the National Bureau of Statistics said Friday.
The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector came in at 49.1 in February, down from 49.2 last month, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Friday.
China's initiative to establish a global business cooperation zone in Shanghai will enhance international business communication, strengthening connections between domestic and global markets, government officials said on Thursday.
Government departments under China's State Council handled 12,480 suggestions and proposals submitted by deputies to the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in 2023, a spokesperson for the State Council Information Office said on Thursday.
China has increased the number of nursery care slots per 1,000 people to nearly 3.4 and is promoting the formulation of a national law on child care services as part of efforts to improve its fertility support system, health officials said this week.
China will further promote the construction of charging infrastructures to better serve new energy vehicles, an official from the Ministry of Transport said Thursday.
China and the United States held a new round of foreign policy planning consultation on Feb. 27 in Shanghai.
China's international trade in goods and services totaled 4.23 trillion yuan (or 596.09 billion U.S. dollars) in January, up 23 percent year on year, official data showed Thursday.
China recorded more than 57.3 million air passenger trips in January, a surge of 44.1 percent year on year, data from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) showed Thursday.
China has issued a national professional standard for long-term care practitioners to ensure better and regulated services.
China will respond resolutely to any action in the South China Sea that infringes on its legitimate rights or is provocative in nature, a spokesperson for China's Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday.