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- A plenary meeting of deputies from southeast China's Taiwan to the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress is held in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2016.
- As artificial intelligence (AI) program AlphaGo beat the world human champion of Chinese board game Go for the first time on Wednesday, deputies in the Great Hall of People in Beijing are discussing how smarter machines can shape the future of China.
- This infographic reveals what China's 2016 government work report is all about.
- NPC deputy Li Yifei, a high school headmaster in north China’s Inner Mongolia region, has submitted proposals on protection for minors at three consecutive congresses and has seen some progress.
- The response from Taiwan will be a key factor in the infrastructure projects across the Taiwan Straits proposed in the 13th Five-Year Plan.
- A hospital in Zhejiang province is looking for 100 volunteers to donate menstrual blood to a research team studying stem cells, its lead researcher said.
- The People's Liberation Army Navy has commissioned three new landing ships with designs it said will improve amphibious capabilities.
- China's household registration system - or Hukou - determines where a citizen can access public services such as medical care, education, and pension.
- China will release its 13th five-year plan on education this year to deepen reform and promote the modernization of education.
- The central bank will prohibit real estate brokerages and property developers from running financing services if they do not have relevant licenses, People's Bank of China Deputy Governor Pan Gongsheng said on Wednesday.
NPC to provide institutional guarantee for China's 2020 goals
The draft outline of the 13th Five-Year Plan on national economy and social development was endorsed by the National People's Congress (NPC) Financial and Economic Committee (FEC) at a meeting on Wednesday.
- A draft of China's first bill regulating charities was submitted to the national legislature on Wednesday, with lawmakers hoping it can give donors confidence to help the country meet its poverty alleviation targets.
- Premier Li Keqiang has urged Guangdong Province, a pioneer in China's reform and opening up more than three decades ago, to continue in this role as the country works to overhaul its slowing economy.
- BEIJING, March 9 (Xinhua) - China's national legislature has made progress in the provision of more oversight, the legislature leader Zhang Dejiang said Wednesday.
China's first charity bill submitted to national legislature
The draft of charity law, the first bill to regulate charity activities, was submitted to China's national legislature on Wednesday.
• Charity bill bans charity groups from harming state security
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Work report of NPC Standing Committee
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government
- Highlights of work reports from SPC and SPP
- Xi orders breakthrough in military theory
