A Chinese political advisor has called for the early establishment of a Ministry of Oceans in China to strengthen maritime law enforcement and exploration activities on the high seas.
Central heating should be extended to South China, which has suffered several cold winters recently, Zhang Xiaomei, a political adviser, said on Monday.
China plans to lower its GDP growth target in 2012 to 7.5 percent, Premier Wen Jiabao said. 
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China still "faces many difficulties and challenges internationally and domestically" in economic and social development.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) increase will be kept around 4 percent. More than 9 million new jobs will be created in towns and cities.
Military spending will see lower growth this year despite new security concerns such as defending citizens and property overseas, a spokesman said.
China's working population is expected to stop growing next year, leading to labor shortages and higher inflation in the long term.
President Hu Jintao said Sunday that China must further ensure and improve people's well-being and promote the reform of the medical care system.
President Hu Jintao vows to continuously enhance social security and improve people's well-being.
The recent improvement in Washington-Pyongyang relations is a significant achievement of the Six-Party Talks and China hopes the talks can resume soon.
China Investment Corp, the nation's sovereign wealth fund, has received an injection of $30 billion that will help it buy assets in Europe.
China said Sunday it plans to raise its defense budget by 11.2 percent to 670 billion yuan ($106.4 billion) in 2012.
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