China's top political adviser Jia Qinglin highlighted real economy and a "steady and robust" economic development in a work report delivered on Saturday.
Highlights of work report of CPPCC
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Significant potential exists in the Chinese economy and will be released if adequate reforms are taken, said Xu Xiaonian, a renowned economist.
Business activity in China's non-manufacturing sector slowed sharply in February on waning market demand after the Spring Festival holiday, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP) said Saturday.
China's securities regulator pledged to expand the pilot programs of RQFII and approve further overseas investment this year, welcoming more suggestions from the top political advisors.
Ma Jiantang, head of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said the surveyed unemployment rate has shown an increase since last December.
Chen Deming, China's minister of commerce, said on Saturday that the export situation of the country will be in "fine" shape though the 2012.
China's political advisory body needs to make due contributions to help boost reform and development this year, when the 18th national congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be held, an editorial in the People's Daily says.
The revised air quality standard that includes an index of PM2.5 will be implemented throughout the country by January 1, 2016, said an environment protection official on Friday.
Despite a continuing increase in its grain output in recent years, China should make efforts to keep its arable land from dwindling in order to maintain its grain security.
Property prices and development will be one of the core issues during the sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee.
China needs to lay a solid foundation for its "real" economy, including manufacturing and services, which has shown signs of hollowing out.