China shares experience in poverty relief

Countries racing to curb dire poverty are advised to formulate relief plans based on conditions on the ground and to adopt a "scientific" attitude while deciding the poverty thresholds, aims and strategies for their own campaigns, a Chinese official said on Tuesday.

April 7, 2021

BRI to lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty

China released a white paper on poverty alleviation Tuesday. The white paper cited a World Bank study saying that the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will help lift 7.6 million people out of extreme poverty and 32 million people out of moderate poverty globally.

April 6, 2021

Grain production target announced

China will maintain its annual grain production at no less than 650 million metric tons in the next five years, with food security having been outlined in the country's five-year plan for the first time, food authorities revealed on Friday.

April 6, 2021

China's annual grain output to remain above 65M metric tons in 2021-25

China's grain output will remain at 65 million metric tons per year during its 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), said Liang Yan, vice administrator of the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration, on Friday.

April 2, 2021

China's per capita food output high above world average

China's per capita food output is over 470 kilograms, which remains high above the world average of 400 kilograms, an official from the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

April 2, 2021

Money policy stance to ward off challenges

The People's Bank of China, the central bank, will maintain its normal monetary policy stance and facilitate flexibility of the renminbi exchange rate, despite the challenges from external financial vulnerabilities, senior officials said.

April 2, 2021

China explores digital yuan for cross-border transactions

China is exploring ways to use its digital yuan for cross-border transactions to meet market demand, the central bank said on Thursday.

April 2, 2021

SAR to strengthen national security education

The Ministry of Education will give full support to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government's revamp of the SAR's education curriculum in order to cultivate more young talents who love the Hong Kong SAR and the country, a senior education official said on Wednesday.

April 1, 2021

China to further ensure right to education of migrant workers' children

China will continue to guarantee the right to compulsory education of children of migrant workers, promoting equal access to schooling, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said Wednesday.

April 1, 2021

China targets 11.3 years of education for working-age population by 2025

China's working-age population will have received 11.3 years of education on average by 2025, up from 10.8 years in 2020, an official from the Ministry of Education said at a press conference in Beijing on Wednesday.

March 31, 2021

China's renewable energy development to enter new stage

China's development of renewable energy will enter a new stage during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025). Here are some of the characteristics of this new stage highlighted at a press conference Tuesday.

March 31, 2021

China pledges vigorous efforts for high-quality development of education

China is committed to ensuring high-quality development throughout various stages and the entire process of education during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), a senior official said Wednesday.

March 31, 2021

China intensifies renewable energy development, utilization

China has made strides in exploring and using renewable energy sources amid efforts to cut carbon emissions and promote green development, the National Energy Administration said Tuesday.

March 31, 2021

China ramps up efforts to encourage TCM innovation

China will continue to promote scientific and technological innovation in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and build more TCM research centers during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Monday.

March 30, 2021

Regulation to encourage new devices

China will implement a revised regulation on the supervision and administration of medical devices from June 1, a senior National Medical Products Administration official said on Friday.

March 30, 2021

Digital measures to optimize tax collections

China will adopt a broad range of digitalized measures to regulate tax collections and optimize tax payment services through 2025, officials from the State Taxation Administration said on Monday.

March 30, 2021

Budget to support TCM use to double

China plans to double its investment in traditional Chinese medicine in the next five years compared with the previous five-year plan period, bolstering many infrastructure projects, authorities said on Monday.

March 30, 2021

International business gets legal boost

China will improve its foreign-related legal system and promote the building of a law-based and international business environment in the next five years, Vice-Minister of Justice Xiong Xuanguo said on Thursday.

March 26, 2021

RCEP set to streamline supply chains, inspection standards

The implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement will further facilitate the integration of the regional supply chain and the setting of goods-inspection standards among participating countries, government officials said on Thursday.

March 26, 2021

China handles nearly 6.4M legal assistance cases in 5 years

China handled nearly 6.4 million legal assistance cases from 2016 and 2020, rendering legal support to more than 8 million people, according to a government official.

March 26, 2021