Government Updates
Land transfer may draw 'heated debate'
A recent landmark policy that allows rural land-use right transfers between farmers is expected to stir a heated debate at the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) meetings this week, experts said Monday.
Read moreBeijing plans to build more efficient heating facilities to cut pollution
Chinese capital Beijing will put into use 20 bigger and more efficient heating centers in the next two years in a bid to reduce pollution. Ten such centers were in operation and the city planned to increase the number to 20 in 2009 and 30 in 2010, an official with the Municipal Commission of Development and Reform said Monday.
Read moreReport: Risk management essential for China's food safety
China should strengthen risk management to ensure food safety, according to a blue paper issued here Monday by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Read moreChina adopts law to strengthen food safety control, vows to punish offender
China's top legislature approved the Food Safety Law on Saturday, providing a legal basis for the government to strengthen food safety control "from the production line to the dining table."
Read moreTranslation error over 'cancelled' Airbus order
A newspaper that reported China had pulled out of a deal to buy 150 aircraft from Airbus, causing a stir among the national media, had mistranslated the original story by a United States news agency.
Read moreChina to seek investment in Britain: MOC
China would send a small-scale delegation to Britain to explore mutual investment opportunities, said Minister of Commerce Chen Deming here Monday. China’s procurement trip to Europe is very successful, said Chen, who made the comments when taking reporter questions at a televised meeting on how to expand consumption and facilitate circulation.
Read moreTrade, climate top agenda for China and EU
Visiting Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt urged the European Union (EU) and China to jointly combat protectionism and China to jointly combat protectionism and global warming-pressing issues when Stockholm takes the six-month EU presidency from July.
Read moreChina's health care reform aims at public interest, Premiere Wen says
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Saturday that China will strive to improve the country's health care system to make health care more accessible and affordable. He made the comment in an online chat with netizens jointly hosted by the central government website (http://english.gov.cn) and the Xinhua News Agency website (http://www.chinaview.cn ).
Read moreChinese business delegation creates win-win situation in Europe
A Chinese trade and investment delegation brought more than just money with it when it went on a recent shopping spree in Europe, local media says.
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