China's revised law on women protection to take effect on Jan 1 From: Xinhua From: Xinhua
From: chinadaily.com.cn From: chinadaily.com.cn From: chinadaily.com.cn From: chinadaily.com.cn Coach buses carrying more than 230 passengers left Foshan, Guangdong province, for destinations in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture, Guizhou province, on Jan 9. The passengers on board were the first batch of migrant workers to be transported to their hometowns for free on buses provided by the Foshan government for the Spring Festival holiday, which officially begins on Jan 21. According to the Foshan City Bureau of Human Resources and Social Security, related departments and companies will organize more buses and trains to help transport the huge number of migrant workers in the city back home to spend time with their families during China's biggest holiday. From: China Daily National political advisors aim to improve livelihoods From: chinadaily.com.cn World Islamic religious figures, scholars visit China's Xinjiang From: Xinhua From: chinadaily.com.cn From: Xinhua From: Xinhua From: Xinhua A special commission on controlling COVID-19 in rural regions is racing to equip rural hospitals with oximeters and oxygenators as part of a broader drive to intensify the supply of anti-epidemic materials in the countryside. Every village health room will be given finger oximeters and each township hospital will receive an oxygenator, said the commission under the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, the country's COVID-19 control task force, on Jan. 13. From: CHINA DAILY Tibet aims to enhance livelihood in 2023 The Tibet autonomous region expects to continue to improve people's quality of life in 2023, said Yan Jinhai, chairman of the regional government, on Jan. 13. In 2023, the region expects to see GDP growth of 8 percent, as well as 8 percent per capita growth in disposable income for urban residents and 10 percent for rural residents, Yan said, while the consumer price index will be kept below 3 percent, and urban unemployment below 5 percent. Yan announced the targets while delivering the government work report at the annual session of the regional People's Congress, which opened on Jan. 13. From: CHINA DAILY Strong measures help Xinjiang contain violent acts Xinjiang Uygur autonomous regional government has maintained high pressure to curb terrorism, separatism and extremism over the past five years, so as to maintain social stability and provide a safer environment for residents, a report said. Under the strong measures, frequent violent terrorist incidents have been contained, and various violations and crimes that were often complained by public have also been combated, according to the government work report submitted to the first session of the 14th regional people's congress for review on Jan. 14. From: chinadaily.com.cn Work report: Violent crime drops in Tibet The number of serious violent crimes in the Tibet autonomous region has dropped sharply in the last five years, the regional People's Procuratorate said on Jan. 14. "Tibet has cracked down on crimes endangering national security and seriously endangering people's lives and property. In the last five years, more than 6,400 criminals were arrested, with more than 12,900 people prosecuted," Xia Keqin, procurator-general, said in delivering the work report of the procuratorate to the ongoing first session of the 12th People's Congress of the region. From: chinadaily.com.cn Xinjiang to accelerate development in next 5 years The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to achieve rapid economic growth in the next five years, according to the regional government's work report. In the next five years, the growth rates of the region's key economic indicators are expected to exceed the national average, taking the region's economic development to a new level, Erkin Tuniyaz, chairman of the region, said while delivering the report during the opening session of the 14th People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Jan. 14. From: China Daily Tap water coverage in rural China to reach 88 pct Tap water coverage in China's rural areas will reach 88 percent in 2023, up one percentage point from the end of 2022, the Ministry of Water Resources said on Jan. 16. Large-scale water supply projects, which aim to integrate urban and rural water supply and standardize water services, are expected to cover 57 percent of China's rural population. The coverage of the projects stood at 56 percent in rural areas by 2022, data from the ministry showed. From: Xinhua Police crackdown on fraud against elderly Police nationwide resolved about 39,000 fraud cases under the guise of elderly case aid from April to the end of December, and recovered about 30 billion yuan ($4.43 billion), said the Ministry of Public Security on Jan. 17. Public security organisations nationwide have launched a fierce crackdown against all kinds of crimes that infringe upon the property rights and interests of the elderly in the name of providing "elderly care services", investing in " elderly care projects" and selling " elderly care products" after a joint special operation launched by multiple central departments in April targeting such fraud cases. From: chinadaily.com.cn Beijing courts make greater efforts in solving security-related cases Beijing courts have made greater efforts in solving security-related cases over the past five years in response to public concerns and to provide a stronger sense of security for local residents, said Kou Fang, president of the Beijing High People's Court. While delivering a work report to the municipal people's congress, the capital's top legislature, on Jan. 17, Kou revealed that courts across the city concluded 2,235 cases on food and drug safety as well as 20,958 cases concerning dangerous driving in the past five years. From: chinadaily.com.cn China sees improved air, water quality in 2022 China's air and water quality registered steady improvement in 2022, data from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment showed on Jan. 17. The share of days with good air quality stood at 86.5 percent in Chinese cities at and above the prefecture-level, Jiang Huohua, an official with the ministry told a press conference. From: Xinhua Premier calls for adequate energy supplies, stable prices Premier Li Keqiang called on Jan. 17 for adequate energy supplies and price stability to ensure people's well-being and the nation's overall social and economic development. Li made the remarks during an inspection tour of the State Grid Corp of China headquarters in Beijing ahead of Spring Festival, which falls on Jan 22. During the tour, he sent his festive greetings and best wishes to the staff of the State-owned electricity utility. From: CHINA DAILY Ministry reports stable job market China's job market remained stable in 2022, with about 12.06 million people finding work in urban areas, the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security said on Jan. 18. According to the ministry, the nation has made great efforts to stabilize the employment of key groups, including college graduates, migrant workers and formerly impoverished people. From: chinadaily.com.cn China to further consolidate achievements of poverty alleviation: official China will further consolidate achievements of poverty alleviation by shoring up internal development driving forces of people and areas that have shaken off poverty, an official said on Jan. 19. The country will nurture and upgrade local industries, with special focus on agricultural and rural resources and local products, said Liu Huanxin, head of the National Rural Revitalization Administration. From: Xinhua China's "water tower" invests 320 mln yuan in ecological protection in 2022 The Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province invested nearly 320 million yuan (about 47.27 million U.S. dollars) in ecological protection and restoration projects in 2022, local authorities said on Jan. 23. The Sanjiangyuan area, known as China's "water tower," contains the headwaters of the Yangtze, Yellow and Lancang rivers. At an average altitude of more than 4,700 meters, Sanjiangyuan National Park is the world's highest national park covering a total area of 190,700 square km. From: Xinhua Xinjiang sets sights on building eight new airports The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region plans to construct eight new airports to form a modern airport network system. Xinjiang Airport Group announced its plan on Jan. 31 to build airports in Qitai, Bayanbulak, Barkol, Bugur (Luntai), Wusu, Hoboksar, Pishan and Qiemo from 2023 to 2025. The region has 25 civil airports, with six built during the past five years, ranking the region first in the number of civil airports in China. From: China Daily |
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