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January 17,2023   By:en.humanrights.cn

China's revised law on women protection to take effect on Jan 1
 
With the newly-revised Law on the Protection of Rights and Interests of Women to come into force on Jan 1, 2023, rights and interests of women in China will be better protected in a wide range of areas.
 
The revised law stipulates that the State shall take necessary measures to promote gender equality, eliminate discrimination of all forms against women and prohibit exclusion or restriction of women's legitimate rights and interests.
 

From: Xinhua

 
Beijing's PM2.5 density slashed over past decade
 
Beijing's average concentration of PM2.5 fell to 30 micrograms per cubic meter in 2022, 66.5 percent lower than that in 2013 when the city first included PM2.5 readings in its focus on air pollution monitoring and control, said the municipal ecology and environment bureau on Jan. 4.
 

From: Xinhua


China reports fewer casualties from natural disasters
 

Casualties caused by natural disasters nationwide hit a record low in 2022, despite increasing extreme weather events due to climate change and the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on rescue efforts, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.
 
Compared with the average of the previous five years, the number of people left missing or dead in natural disasters last year declined 30.8 percent, according to a media release issued by the ministry at the end of its annual work conference in Beijing on Jan. 5.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 
Chinese courts determined to uproot corruption at all levels
 
Some 341,000 people involved in 311,000 cases were given criminal punishments for corruption, bribery and malpractice over the past decade, statistics provided by the Supreme People's Court, the country's top court, said on Jan. 6.
 
While harshly punishing those who accepted bribes, Chinese courts have also strictly penalized bribe-givers, especially those who offered bribes many times or offered large amounts of bribes, according to the top court.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 
China encourages grassroots teams to protect rural villages from COVID
 
China is promoting grassroots teams consisting of village officials, doctors and volunteers, to ensure one-to-one service for vulnerable groups in villages to prevent and curb the severe cases of the COVID-19 in the country's broad rural areas.
 
That move aims to detect the COVID cases in villages much earlier, as the nation is also speeding up the process of identifying severe cases, the preliminary treatment and referrals in rural China, said a primary health official at a news conference on Jan. 7.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 
China still to fully reimburse cost for COVID treatment
 
Hospitalization cost for COVID-19 patients will continue to be fully reimbursed until the end of March, a circular said on Saturday, despite China's decision to downgrade the disease' management from Class A to Class B on Jan. 8.
 
Released by four departments including the National Healthcare Security Administration and the Ministry of Finance, the circular said hospitalization costs that confirm to the diagnosis and treatment plan for novel coronavirus infections -- as COVID-19 is officially known -- will still be reimbursed as before.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 
Cities ferrying migrants to hometowns for free

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
 
In the past five years, efforts have been made by national political advisors in the social and legal affairs sector to advance the country's progress in improving people's livelihoods.
 
The Committee on Social and Legal Affairs under the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, held a briefing in Beijing on Jan. 11.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn
 

World Islamic religious figures, scholars visit China's Xinjiang

China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region has made remarkable achievements in counterterrorism and deradicalization, and has fully implemented the country's policy on freedom of religious belief, according to world-renowned Islamic religious figures and scholars.
 
From Jan. 8 to 11, Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council, led a delegation of more than 30 Islamic religious figures and scholars from 14 countries to visit Xinjiang.
 

From: Xinhua

 
Authorities can take action to limit COVID-19 spread in rural areas
 
Local authorities can limit the scale, duration and frequency of events including fairs, weddings and funerals to control COVID-19 in rural areas, according to a guideline released on Jan. 11.
 
Issued by the State Council's Joint Prevention and Control Mechanism, the country's COVID-19 control task force, the guideline asked local governments to step up their management of key venues and events as the Spring Festival approaches.
 

From: chinadaily.com.cn

 
China highlights COVID response at nursing homes, community level
 
Chinese authorities are strengthening COVID-19 prevention and control measures in nursing homes and mobilizing the community-level response, officials said on Jan. 11.
 
New guidelines have been introduced on preventing and controlling the novel coronavirus infection in nursing homes, subjecting such institutions to more intense controls than general society, said Li Banghua, an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), at a press conference.
 

From: Xinhua

 
China issues price subsidy worth 6.5 b yuan to people in need in 2022

 
China delivered subsidies worth 6.5 billion yuan (about $960.4 million) in 2022 to people in distress to help cushion the impact of price increases, the country's top economic planner said on Jan. 12.
 
The country has established a price subsidy mechanism to offer financial aid to vulnerable communities in case of price hikes.
 

From: Xinhua

 
China sees less wage default cases in 2022
 
Procuratorial organs across China handled 1,073 criminal cases of intentional wage defaults in the first 11 months of 2022, down 34.09 percent year on year, the country's top procuratorate said on Jan. 12
 
A total of 1,136 individuals involved in these cases were dealt with from January to November 2022, down 33.49 percent from the same period in 2021, according to data released by the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).
 

From: Xinhua

 
Commission equips rural hospitals

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