China will offer more policy and fiscal assistance to its 13 main grain production regions to further ensure its grain security over the next several years, a national agricultural official said on Friday.
A national political adviser has said he would propose to exclude ideological and political theory from the compulsory entrance exams for postgraduate students, people.cn reported on Friday.
Key colleges and universities should expand their enrollment from Henan province and the province should be considered if Beijing aims to relocate some of its educational institutions, a deputy to the nation's top legislature has said.
Employers in Beijing who fire female employees for having a second child illegally are not supported by the law.
There has been a shift in focus on family planning in this year's government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on the opening day of the third session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, March 5, 2014.
China will slash coal consumption by 160 million tons in the next five years to reduce air pollution, according to an action plan released on Friday.
Beijing will not be able to tackle its pollution problem if Shanxi province in north China is not integrated into a coordinated development network that centers on Beijing, Wang Rulin, Shanxi's Party chief, said on Thursday.
Political advisers at the "two sessions" demanded to know where the money recovered in anti-corruption campaign or saved in frugality drive has been used.