China will cut taxes and administrative fees by 550 billion yuan ($79.7 billion) this year to further reduce the corporate burden and will roll out favorable tax policies to support small innovative and technology companies, Finance Minister Xiao Jie said on Tuesday.
China will launch campaigns to curb pollution from livestock and poultry farms, as well as the excessive use of fertilizers in horticulture, to fight pollution in rural areas, a top agricultural official said on Tuesday.
China's economic rise has brought many benefits, such as higher living standards, improved nutrition, better overall health and longer lives.
As many as 50 million people around the world are affected by dementia, according to Alzheimer's Disease International, an NGO that acts as the federation of Alzheimer's associations around the world. ADI estimates that 131.5 million people will be living with dementia by 2050, while someone develops the condition every three seconds. A survey conducted by ADI shows that two out of every three respondents believe that there is little or no understanding of dementia in their countries.
Zhang Jianhua, a deputy to the National People's Congress and chairman of Hiking Group in Qingdao, Shandong province
If a senior family member shows regular signs of forgetfulness, they should undertake medical tests as soon as possible to assess the likelihood of Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. If a diagnosis is confirmed, precautions should be taken immediately.
The People's Liberation Army has declassified and made public more than 2,300 national defense patents, PLA Daily reported on Sunday.
XINING - The water level of China's largest inland saltwater lake has risen over the past decade due to abundant rainfall and rising temperatures, according to a recent survey.
China welcomes the prospect of a visit by the United States secretary of state, and both countries are in communication over related matters, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.
Amid deputies attending the annual meetings of the top legislature and the top political advisory body, Chinese scientists have broken two world records at the ocean's lowest depth - the Mariana Trench, a scythe-shaped clef in the western Pacific Ocean seafloor that plunges nearly 11 kilometers deep.
The Mila Mount Tunnel on the Lhasa-Nyingchi Highway is expected to be opened in September, when it will become the world's highest super-long tunnel.
The country's economic agenda should prioritize quality and efficiency to achieve this year's growth target, and also ensure improving public services such as education and healthcare, Premier Li Keqiang told lawmakers on Monday.