Economy
China to relax residence permit rule
By Yan Weijue (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2009-12-08 07:04
Beijing: The Chinese government pledged Monday to push forward the process of urbanization, and relax restrictions on residence permits in small and medium-sized towns and cities.
The three-day annual Central Economic Work Conference agreed that the government will attach greater importance to employment and settlement of the transformed agricultural population in the cities.
