China will continue to implement a proactive fiscal policy this year amid complicated economic environments both at home and abroad, Minister of Finance Xie Xuren said Wednesday.
China's economy is expected to expand by 8.5 percent in 2012, slightly down from 9.2 percent in 2011, said the head of a Chinese government think tank.
Beijing will take some government cars off its roads as part of a campaign to lower the city's PM2.5 readings and improve air quality.
As the World Bank prepares to pick a new chief in April to replace outgoing President Robert Zoellick, the Washington-based group now has a good opportunity to think about what course it should take in line with changing economic realities.
China is ready to help Europe deal with its debt problems, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Tuesday.
China's central government will invest 5.5 billion yuan ($873 million) this year to clean up pollution in the country's rural areas, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Monday.
China on Thursday called upon the international community to make greater anti-poverty efforts.
The Chinese government is building new cities in the country's underdeveloped interior.