Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other senior leaders on Tuesday joined lawmakers and political advisors in panel discussions on the government work report he delivered Monday.
China's most renowned Buddhist attraction, Shaolin Temple, is planning to open overseas branches "when conditions are mature", according to the temple's abbot.
Xie Xuren said the government will implement a series of measures to support the development of small firms and create job opportunities.
Photo: A view of press conference, March 6,2012.
Deputies at the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress listen to Premier Wen Jiabao deliver the government's repoier Wen Jiabao at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2012.
The Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2012.
Ethnic group delegates walk towards the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing March 5, 2012.
Li Zhaoxing, spokesman for the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) gives a press conference in the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the session's opening on March 4 in Beijing
Two members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee capture the memeries with a mobile phone at the opening ceremony of this year's session in Beijing.
Two police officers riding two-wheeled patrol scooters became the focus of the media after the opening ceremony of the fifth session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing.
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin Saturday vowed to further efforts in stimulating a "steady and robust" development of the country's economy and promoting social stability