Snapshots from the 'two sessions' (March 3)

[2016-03-04 10:32]

People use selfie sticks and lift up their mobile phones and cameras to record and take pictures of a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square in Beijing, March 3, 2016.

Steps needed to boost cross-border e-commerce, says Suning chairman

[2016-03-04 10:17]

China should take more steps to boost the development of cross-border e-commerce, said Zhang Jindong, chairman of Suning Holdings Group Ltd, one of China's largest electronics retailers.

Eight issues in spotlight at the two sessions

[2016-03-04 10:14]

Proposals for the country's 13th Five-Year Plan have already been reviewed and approved at the Fifth Plenary Session of 18th CPC Central Committee in October last year.

'Sharing economy' seen as next big force by NPC deputy

[2016-03-04 09:57]

The sharing economy will become a new driving force in China's economic growth and will help push the service industry as the main engine of the economy, said Pony Ma.

Reality check: govt targets and achievements

[2016-03-04 09:44]

Reality check: govt targets and achievements

Internet, auto tycoons seek standards for self-driving cars

[2016-03-04 09:51]

China should set technology standards to regulate self-driving cars, two Internet and automobile gurus told an annual gathering of the country's top political advisory body on Thursday.

Retired hurdler Liu calls for more sports on campus

[2016-03-04 09:04]

Statesman of Year title 'signals Xi's influence'

[2016-03-04 07:54]

Chinese political advisers and senior Pakistani officials said the recent naming of President Xi Jinping as "Statesman of the Year 2015" by a leading Pakistani newspaper signals the growing recognition worldwide of China's evolving philosophy of governance.