The development plan for China's domestic trade during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015) will be published in the middle of the year, Minister of Commerce Chen Deming told China Daily on March 13.
A huge migration project to relocate 350,000 residents from poverty-stricken areas in Northwest China's Ningxia Hui autonomous region still faces obstacles such as a shortage of funds, senior regional officials have said.
A senior agricultural official said on Saturday the country's milk products were "trustworthy", although it would take time to restore consumer confidence in domestic brands.
A senior environmental official said China should consider capping coal consumption in Yangtze River Delta, Pearl River Delta and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei area, amid growing environmental pressures caused by rapid economic growth.
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The Chinese government considers the radical remarks made by netizens to be prods toward the adoption of wise foreign policies, says a top political adviser.
China's top political advisory body on Friday sends its condolences to quake-hit Japan and hopes that the Japanese people can recover from the disaster soon.