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- A plan to postpone retirement age is to be released in 2017, China's human resources and social security minister said yesterday.
- The number of motions introduced by deputies to China's top legislature has risen this year, and they've focused heavily on economics and the environment, the secretarial department of the National People's Congress said.
- The military should be more open to the public by releasing appropriate navy and air force equipment information in a timely manner and setting regular military open days, a political adviser and senior officer suggested.
- The COMAC C919, China's homegrown passenger jet, will make its maiden test flight before the end of the year, according to a senior official, who said assembly of the first prototype is progressing well.
Political advisors offer suggestions on China's social development
Chinese political advisors met Tuesday for their annual session to voice suggestions on the country's social development, ranging from education and employment to work safety and protection of farmers' rights.
- China is expected to revise its Securities Law this year in accordance with the country's 2015 legislation plan, a lawmaker said Tuesday.
- Senior Chinese leaders called for greater efforts to be made to fight poverty and corruption Tuesday as they joined the country's lawmakers in discussion during the ongoing annual legislative session.
- China is assessing the adjustment made to the one-child policy to decide whether further adjustment of birth policies are needed to address the change in population growth, a senior lawmaker said Tuesday.
- Yang Dongliang, director of the State Administration of Work Safety, gives a press conference during the third session of China's 12th China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2015.
- A draft of China's first e-commerce law will be completed by the end of 2015 for further deliberation by the top legislature in 2016, a lawmaker said on Tuesday during a press conference on the sidelines of China's annual parliamentary session.
- The number of deaths resulted from coal mine accidents in China dropped to 931 last year, Yang Dongliang, director of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS), said Tuesday.
- Ecological protection has been a major focus for the ongoing "two sessions" -- China's most important annual political event.
- Zhang Chunxian, the top official of the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region said on Tuesday some Xinjiang people have crossed the border illegally to join Islamic State (IS).
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government (2015)
- Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Court
- Big data on China's rule of law
- China to speed up drafting anti-corruption law
