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China capable of forestalling systemic risks: finance minister

China is confident of fully forestalling systemic risks, the country's financial minister said here Wednesday.

Premier underlines reform, opening-up, people's livelihood

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang called for joint efforts to advance reform and opening-up, promote innovation, sustain economic growth and improve people's livelihood at the ongoing national legislative session Tuesday.

China's legislatures to extend supervision on expenditure budget

A guideline issued by the General Office of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has outlined how Chinese legislatures' review and supervision concerning expenditure budget and relevant policies will be enhanced.

China improves credit blacklisting mechanism to avoid undue punishment

China will improve its credit blacklisting mechanism to avoid undue punishment for credit defaulters, the country's economic planner said Tuesday.

China to boost foreign investment

China will take a series of new measures this year to solicit more foreign investment, Ning Jizhe, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Tuesday.

China's economic planner says confident of 6.5 pct annual growth

China's economic planner on Tuesday expressed confidence in achieving the 6.5 percent annual growth target as domestic consumption is expected to become a stronger force driving economic development.

Premier vows no tolerance of "Taiwan independence"

Premier Li Keqiang vowed no tolerance of any separatist scheme or activity for "Taiwan independence" in a government work report to the national legislature.

China to lift over 10 mln people out of poverty in 2018

China will further reduce the poor rural population by over 10 million, including 2.8 million people who are to be relocated from inhospitable areas, Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.

China to cut taxes by over 800 bln yuan in 2018

China will reduce taxes on businesses and individuals by more than 800 billion yuan (about 126 billion U.S. dollars) in 2018, Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.

China to open doors wider to foreign investors: Premier

China will open doors wider to foreign investors this year by completely opening up its general manufacturing sector and expand access to a number of other sectors, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Monday.

China to scrap domestic data roaming charges

China will abolish domestic data roaming fees to cut cost for increasingly digital Chinese consumers, a government work report said Monday.

Premier Li: China has reduced army size by 300,000

China has basically completed the task of reducing the armed forces by 300,000 troops, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.

China to keep "surveyed urban unemployment rate" within 5.5 pct in 2018

China aims to keep the surveyed urban unemployment rate within 5.5 percent, according to a government work report available to the media Monday morning ahead of the annual parliamentary session.

Xi's thought to be codified in China's Constitution

The draft amendment to China's Constitution is scheduled to be submitted to the national legislature for deliberation Monday, which is expected to enshrine Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the fundamental law.