Fugitive turns himself in after 17 years

Wang Jiazhe, an economic fugitive, has turned himself in to the anti-corruption authority in Liaoning province after more than 17 years on the run in the United States, China's top anti-graft body said in a statement on Thursday.

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Workplace nurseries to be launched

Shanghai will build 50 nurseries in various workplaces by the end of this year in efforts to encourage more families to have a second child, following the implementation of the universal second-child policy last year.

Guizhou steps up poverty relief efforts

Guizhou province, which is home to more impoverished residents than any other province, is stepping up efforts to lift more people out of poverty, while ensuring no damage is done to the local environment.

Woman gets gifts from hometown in Russia

A 90-year-old woman from the village of Vahevo in northern Russia's Vologda Oblast received on Wednesday photographs and letters written by children from her hometown, which she has not returned to for 83 years.

Lawmaker calls for end to issue of left-behind children

GUIYANG - When rape flowers begin to blossom in the rugged fields of Southwest China, people know it is time to depart. Young mothers and fathers leave home to find jobs, with toddlers and teenagers being left in the hands of elderly grandparents.

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Li says Guangxi should boost competitive edge

Premier Li Keqiang called on the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region to further open up and participate in international cooperation and competition when he joined a panel discussion with National People's Congress deputies from the region on Wednesday.

Smooth, honest election of NPC deputies a priority

A priority for China's top legislature this year is to ensure the smooth and honest election of deputies to the next National People's Congress, the top legislator said on Wednesday.

SAR candidates must be loyal, draft says

Candidates standing for election to be deputies of the National People's Congress from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions must be loyal to China and declare that they have not received foreign funds related to the election, according to drafts of election methods submitted to the national legislature.

Civil code to strengthen rights' protection

As he held up the draft of the general provisions for China's first civil code, Sun Xianzhong felt a huge sense of achievement.

Proposals opened to public scrutiny

Legislators have made great efforts to produce the draft of the general provisions of the civil law, according to Shi Hong, a leading official with the legal affairs commission of the NPC Standing Committee.