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Eight key words interpreting China’s Central Economic Work Conference

China’s Central Economic Work Conference, which concluded recently, determined key economic tasks for next year, namely to promote structural reform and sustainable and healthy economic development. The journalist interviewed leading expert in the first time to analyze key points of social economic development and structural reform.

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President Xi stresses importance of military newspaper

Chinese President Xi Jinping has highlighted the role of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Daily, and called on the paper to play a leading role in strengthening the military and innovate in journalistic practice.

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Bid to change family planning law stirs debate

Debate is raging over a draft amendment to China's population and family planning law following the government decision to drop the one-child policy.

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Landslide tragedy prompts calls for disaster prevention

After narrowly escaping being buried alive, Li Qiying said she had never expected the huge pile of soil and waste outside her dormitory window could collapse all of a sudden.

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Chinese FM calls for representative, balanced, inclusive Syria talks

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Friday called for representative, balanced and inclusive Syria talks while attending the third ministerial-level meeting of the International Support Group for Syria here in New York.

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Australia PM: whaling spat shouldn't be allowed to hurt Japan ties

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull expressed disappointment on Friday at Japan's resumption of whaling in the Southern Ocean, but said the dispute over the hunt should not be allowed to hurt the two countries' special strategic ties.

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Xi slams "double standards," advocates shared future in cyberspace

​Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday lashed out at "double standards" in safeguarding cyber security at an Internet conference organized by China, urging countries to "jointly build a community of shared future in cyberspace."

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Corruption behind accidents deserve harsher penalties: authority

​Corruption that leads to accidents should be subject to harsher penalties, according to a new judicial interpretation on endangering production safety.

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China specifies major economic tasks for 2016

​The Communist Party of China (CPC) on Monday unveiled its major economic tasks for 2016, the first year of the country's 13th Five-year Plan.

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China to register 13 million "Black Children" without "Hukou"

​China will provide unregistered citizens with household registration permits, a crucial document entitling them to social welfare, according to a high-level reform meeting.

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Premier Li stresses innovation in China's 13th five-year plan

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday stressed the role of innovation in China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020), calling for further efforts to foster new growth sources and upgrade traditional ones.

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Bye-bye blue: More smog settling in

With a new round of smog likely to engulf Beijing and surrounding areas over the next three days, the city issued an orange alert-the second-highest warning level-on Saturday afternoon, 31 hours ahead of the expected gloom.

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B&R oil gas cooperation to focus on six fields, key projects to initiate

“The Belt and Road Initiative” (hereinafter the “B&R”) is now speeding up and stepping towards detailed implementation. It is learnt by journalist from the Economic Information Daily that, as the “highlight” of foreign cooperation, specialized planning on the energy sector has been drafted at the stage of seeking for public opinions and improvement. Based on current thought, oil and gas cooperation will focus on six key fields, including “four cooperative zones” and “six industrial regions”, to establish and improve the transaction center for oil and natural gas, open up new sea-and-rail transportation line, construct oil & gas mainline in Asia, create a series of first-class international oil & gas enterprises, and enhance energy equipment manufacturing and “going out” of energy service enterprises.

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Premier urges stronger reform in financial service in Shanghai FTZ

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged financial service institutions in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (FTZ) to carry out stronger financial reforms and opening up.

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Chinese premier stresses operable planning for 2016-2020

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Tuesday that China should make a well-targeted and operable five-year plan to ensure the realization of a moderately prosperous society by 2020.

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Chinese FM calls for united front to fight terrorism

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday called on the international community to form a united front to combat terrorism in the aftermath of Paris attacks that killed at least 132 people and injured 349 others.

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U.S. ship patrolling in South China Sea counterproductive

​Though the United States insists that it won't take positions on the South China Sea issue, all of its actions seem to be targeting China - a naval destroyer sailing within 12 nautical miles off China's Nansha islands is the latest example.