Gov't Briefings

Press conference by 4 government departments on current situation of dealing with the snow and issues concerned with safeguarding power supplies. SCIO Notices to the Press - Feb 19: Influence of the icy-rain, snowstorms on forestry More

Central Government

- National committee set up for educational inspecton - Farm subsidies to help post-disaster reconstruction - Leaders attend Lantern Festival party - Farming losing its appeal - New rules on payouts in IPR cases More

Local Governments

- Visitors to Olympics urged to get permits - Sex photos a hot buy in Guangzhou - Commuters called to give up bus seats - New bins for sorting waste - Yunnan vows to strengthen NGO cooperation More

Appointments

- Guo Jinlong elected mayor of Beijing - China appoints new officials of top state academies - Qin Guangrong re-elected governor of Yunnan - Huang Huahua re-elected governor of Guangdong - Lin Shusen reelected governor of Guizhou More