Highlights of Premier Wen's press conference

2010-03-14 05:43:07 GMT Xinhua English Premier Wen Jiabao answered a broad range of questions during a press conference on Sunday after the closing meeting of the national legislature's annual session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Amendment to Electoral Law adopted

2010-03-14 05:40:23 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING - China's parliament, the National People's Congress (NPC), adopted here Sunday the amendment to the Electoral Law, which grants equal representation in legislative bodies to rural and urban people.

Premier Wen says Chinese yuan "not undervalued"

2010-03-14 04:48:20 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said on Sunday that the Chinese yuan had not been undervalued.

Edmund Ho vows to fulfil new duty for China's development

2010-03-13 10:09:46 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Edmund Ho Hau Wah pledged here Saturday he would do his best to fulfill the new duty as vice chairman of China's top political advisory body and further contribute to the country's development.

Former Macao SAR chief executive elected vice chairman of CPPCC National Committee

2010-03-13 08:59:24 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Edmund Ho Hau Wah, former chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR), was elected Vice Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) here Saturday.

Premier Wen holds press conference after NPC session ends

2010-03-14 05:31:03 GMT Xinhua English Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao answers questions during a press conference after the closing meeting of the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2010.

Members of CPPCC leave after session closes successfully

2010-03-13 09:22:37 GMT Xinhua English Members of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) leave the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2010. The Third Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee closed here Saturday.

Top political advisor attends banquet held for deputies from HK and Macao

2010-03-12 01:36:56 GMT Xinhua English Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends a reception with deputies to the Third Session of the 11th CPPCC Conference from south China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Macao SAR in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2010.

Senior lady reporter busy at the "two sessions"

2010-03-11 13:05:14 GMT Xinhua English Qu Yueying, chief editor of Hong Kong View magazine (front), works at the press center of the Third Sessions of the 11th National People’s Congress and the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2010. Graduated from Yenching University, Qu has a media working experience for more than 30 years. As a journalist from south China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Qu began to cover the sessions of China’s top legislative body and top political advisory body since 2002.

Chinese leaders join panel discussion with NPC deputies

2010-03-11 08:04:48 GMT Xinhua English Chinese leaders join a panel discussion with deputies to the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) from southeast China's Taiwan Province in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2010.

More people are turning online for session news

2010-03-17 03:38:42 GMT China Daily SHANGHAI: The Internet has become the second most popular media source for local residents to get information about the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a survey has found.

Five tough challenges for China

2010-03-16 03:18:33 GMT China Daily By Carlos Aquino

Chinese premier's press conference impressive: Canadian expert

2010-03-15 07:09:02 GMT Xinhua English by Zhang Dacheng, Shi Li

Premier: Yuan appreciated 14.5% in last two years

2010-03-14 11:20:42 GMT China Daily Chinese yuan is "not undervalued", Premier Wen Jiabao told a press conference Sunday after the closing meeting of the national legislature's annual session at the Great Hall of the People.

Wen: I have a strong wish to visit Taiwan

2010-03-14 06:28:23 GMT China Daily Premier Wen Jiabao said he still has a strong wish to visit Taiwan in the future.

Chinese political advisors from Tibet, Xinjiang counterattack U.S. rights report

2010-03-12 13:59:38 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese political advisors from Tibet and Xinjiang said Friday that cultural and religious freedom is fully respected and protected according to law in the two ethnic regions, fighting back against an annual U.S. human rights report.

Court cases reach record high in 2009

2010-03-11 23:42:09 GMT China Daily Financial crisis, social disputes blamed for 11 million lawsuits

China's exports on track of recovery, challenges remain: political advisors

2010-03-11 15:02:45 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's export is witnessing a steady recovery as shown by February figures, but uncertainties in the external market could still hamper the revival, political advisors said here Thursday.

New loan data prove China's policies effective: economists

2010-03-11 13:18:30 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- China's new loans last month, nearly half of the figure reported in January, indicated the country's policies to balance loan growth have taken effect, economists said Tuesday.

Lawmakers, advisors urge Google to respect Chinese laws

2010-03-11 13:07:14 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese lawmakers and political advisors Thursday urged Google to abide by Chinese laws and regulations, saying the online search giant should be no exception in the current Internet clean-up campaign.

Full Text: Work report of NPC Standing Committee

2010-03-17 05:34:35 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), which was delivered by Chairman Wu Bangguo of the NPC Standing Committee on March 9, 2010 for review at the Third Session of the 11th NPC and adopted on March 14, 2010:

REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE

OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS

Delivered at the Third Session of the Eleventh

National People's Congress on March 9, 2010

Wu Bangguo

Chairman of the Standing Committee

of the National People's Congress

Full Text: Report on China's central, local budgets

2010-03-16 06:44:17 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The following is the full text of the Report on the Implementation of the Central and Local Budgets for 2009 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2010, which was submitted for review on March 5, 2010 at the Third Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress and was adopted on March 14:

Full Text: Report on China's national economic, social development plan

2010-03-16 06:22:53 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The following is the full text of the Report on the Implementation of the 2009 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2010 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development, which was submitted on March 5 for review at the Third Session of the 11th National People's Congress and was adopted on March 14.

Full Text: Report on the Work of the Government

2010-03-15 10:36:44 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Government delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the Third Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress on March 5, 2010 and adopted on March 14, 2010:

Tibetan living Buddha's life as legislator

2010-03-15 06:26:43 GMT Xinhua English BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- Living Buddha Xinzha Daizin Qoizha says his job as a legislator is another way to practice the spirit of Buddhism to "help everyone out of suffering."