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Leaders attend National Day reception in Beijing
Xinhua, 29 September 2011
China's senior Party and state leaders attended a reception at central Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Thursday to celebrate the 62nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China (PRC).
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Senior official vows to push forward China's anti-graft drive
Xinhua, 28 September 2011
Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang on Wednesday stressed the need to improve the mechanism for preventing and punishing corruption in China, in a bid to push forward the country's current anti-graft work.
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Senior Chinese leader calls for strengthened, innovative social management
Xinhua, 28 September 2011
Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang has called for strengthened, innovative social management in order to better address social problems and promote social justice and social order.
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Chinese vice president calls for coordinated urban, rural development
Xinhua, 23 September 2011
Vice President Xi Jinping has asked government authorities at multiple levels to push for coordinated development in rural and urban areas during a tour of north China's coastal city of Tianjin.
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China to reevaluate, revise environmental quality standards in next five years
Xinhua, 22 September 2011
China will reevaluate and revise a series of environmental quality standards, including those for air, water, soil and noise, in the next five years, to improve the country's environmental quality.
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Senior official stresses sound economic and social development in China
Xinhua, 19 September 2011
He Guoqiang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), called for sound and rapid economic and social development during an inspection tour in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
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China's cabinet urges more support for low-income housing projects
Xinhua, 19 September 2011
The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Monday ordered local governments to give more support for the construction of low-income housing projects, especially low-rent public housing units.
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Two-thirds of Chinese gov't spending goes to public well-being sectors in H1: report
Xinhua, 25 August 2011
The Chinese government spent 1.15 trillion yuan (180 billion U.S. dollars), or two thirds of the central budget, on improving people's livelihoods in the first half of the year, according to a government report submitted to China's top legislature on Thursday.
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Government sends work teams to direct drought relief work in south China
Xinhua, 24 August 2011
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters sent four work teams to southern China on Wednesday to help relieve the effects of a drought that has recently intensified in the region.
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China's legislature reviews draft interpretation of articles of HK's constitution
Xinhua, 24 August 2011
China's top legislature reviewed a draft interpretation of the Articles of the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Wednesday.
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China's State Council mandates better protection for underground water resources
Xinhua, 24 August 2011
The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Wednesday adopted a plan aimed at protecting the safety of the country's underground water resources.
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President Hu stresses arable land protection in China
Xinhua, 23 August 2011
President Hu Jintao said on Tuesday that China should implement a land-saving strategy and continue to adopt strict regulations regarding the protection of arable land.
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China, ASEAN vow to further strategic partnership
Xinhua, 23 August 2011
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Tuesday pledged to consolidate and promote their strategic partnership, according to a statement from a reception held to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ASEAN-China dialogues.
China to foster Internet development in four areas
Xinhua, 23 August 2011
China, which has the world's largest Internet user population, plans to boost the development of its Internet sector in four areas and make it an impetus in transforming economic growth mode and in optimizing industrial structure, a senior official said Tuesday.
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Chinese VP calls for boosting development in SW China
Xinhua, 23 August 2011
Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday called for boosting development in southwest China's Sichuan Province by transforming the province's economic growth strategy and making innovations in the arena of social management.
China-Philippines relations to develop through presidential visit
Xinhua, 22 August 2011
China said on Monday that the upcoming visit by Philippine President Benigno S. Aquino III is believed to promote the further development of bilateral relations.
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President Hu calls for training of high-calibre officials
Xinhua, 22 August 2011
President Hu Jintao has called for training officials who have the ability to promote scientific development and social harmony, according to the preface of a newly-published government training manual.
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Vice premier urges more financial support for rural development, small businesses
Xinhua, 21 August 2011
Vice Premier Wang Qishan has urged China's lenders to increase financing for rural development and small businesses in order to ease fundraising difficulties amid the global economic uncertainty and the country's monetary tightening.
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Centrally-administered SOEs urged to promote economic development in Xinjiang
Xinhua, 21 August 2011
China's centrally-administered state-owned enterprises (SOEs) should play a vanguard role in leading the economic development of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, a senior official said Saturday.
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Chinese state councilor stresses improving quality of higher education
Xinhua, 15 August 2011
State Councilor Liu Yandong has called for overall efforts to boost the quality of higher education being offered in the country.
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China tax administration says gov't document forged
Xinhua, 15 August 2011
China's State Administration of Taxation (SAT) said on Monday that a widely-circulated document concerning revisions on the country's individual income tax law was forged.
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Senior Chinese leader stresses inspections at grassroots level
Xinhua, 15 August 2011
Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang has urged the county-level inspection to be a key part of local supervision work to promote fight against corruption and safeguard social stability.
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China's legislature to review criminal procedural law's draft amendments, HK basic law's expository bill
Xinhua, 15 August 2011
China's top legislature will deliberate draft amendments to the Criminal Procedural Law and an expository bill of the Hong Kong Basic Law at next week's bimonthly session, a statement said on Monday.
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China to strengthen grassland ecology protection
Xinhua, 09 August 2011
A circular issued by the State Council, China's Cabinet, has called for more efforts, increased investment and intensified supervision for the country's grassland ecology protection.
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China pledges to increase herdsmen's income, improve their livelihood
Xinhua, 09 August 2011
The government has pledged to increase the income of the country's herdsmen and improve their livelihood by providing more tax preferences and investments for infrastructure in pasturing areas.
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China to boost education for ethnic minority children
Xinhua, 08 August 2011
China has pledged to step up efforts to improve education for ethnic minority children over the next decade, according to the Outline for the Development of Chinese Children (2011-2020) released Monday.
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China vows to guarantee women's participation in politics, stresses gender equality
Xinhua, 08 August 2011
An official document released on Monday said that local governments above the county level should employ more women in leadership positions to ensure that the country's women are properly represented in political affairs.
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China to use part of land sale revenues to boost education
Xinhua, 02 August 2011
China said on Tuesday that local governments should use 10 percent of their funds raised through land transfer fees to boost education spending.
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Chinese police rescue 14 more children in fight against human trafficking
Xinhua, 02 August 2011
Another 14 children were rescued by Chinese police in south China, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
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China's cabinet stresses openness in government affairs
Xinhua, 02 August 2011
The State Council, or China's cabinet, on Tuesday released a circular urging increased openness in government affairs in order to ensure that government officials will continue to work in a lawful and efficient manner.
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Discipline inspection staff urged to serve people, maintain justice
Xinhua, 29 July 2011
Senior Chinese leader He Guoqiang Friday told discipline inspection and supervision staff nationwide to serve the people wholeheartedly and maintain justice in their work.
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HK opens data centre facility
FutureGov Asia, 26 July 2011
The Office of the Government Chief Information Officer launched its new Data Centre Facility. The reason why? Read from the report of Clarise Africa.
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China's rural pension program covers 199 million people
Xinhua, 25 July 2011
A total of 199 million Chinese rural residents had joined the country's rural pension insurance program by the end of June, an official of the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (MOHRSS) said Monday.
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Chinese government raises financial subsidies for orphans
Xinhua, 24 July 2011
China's central government has allocated 2.5 billion yuan (387.8 million U.S. dollars) as basic living allowances for orphans this year, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Monday.
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More affordable housing will strengthen social safety net
Xinhua, 22 July 2011
China's top government officials this month have focused on the construction of affordable housing, underscoring the urgency to address the dire living needs of city dwellers amid rocketing property prices and high rental fees.
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Chinese government seeks public views for second draft of credit-rating rules
Xinhua, 22 July 2011
The Chinese government on Friday started to seek more public opinions for drafting the Regulations on the Management of Credit-rating Business for the second time, according to the Legal Affairs Office of the State Council.
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Report says China fulfills all targets of its Human Rights Action Plan
Xinhua, 13 July 2011
All targets and tasks set by the National Human Rights Action Plan of China (2009-2010) have been fulfilled as scheduled, said a report released on Thursday by China's State Council Information Office (SCIO).
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China issues anti-corruption regulation targeted at village officials
Xinhua, 13 July 2011
China issued a new anti-corruption regulation on Wednesday that will discourage village-level officials from engaging in bribery and other abuses of power.
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Top political advisor stresses agricultural modernization in visit to Jilin
Xinhua, 13 July 2011
Top Chinese political advisor Jia Qinglin urged northeast China's Jilin Province to promote agricultural modernization while deepening industrialization and urbanization during a recent tour of the region.
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