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China to spend 2.2% of GDP on R&D by 2015

2011-03-05 10:46

China aims to put 2.2 percent of its GDP into research and development by 2015, says a draft of the country's 12th Five-Year Plan.

Migrant workers tend to flow to western regions

2011-03-05 10:29

After returning home during the Spring Festival for his family reunion, the migrant worker from mountainous Guizhou Province decided not to leave his province again.

China to reinforce expressway, high-speed railway networks

2011-03-05 10:45

China will reinforce its networks of expressways and high-speed railways during the 2010-2015 period to facilitate the nation's economic growth, the draft 12th Five-Year Plan unveiled Saturday.

China targets GDP growth at about 8% this year

2011-03-05 10:37

China sets its GDP growth target at around 8 percent this year, according to the government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao on Saturday.

New surveillance system will add bite to food safety

2011-03-05 10:40

China is to introduce a surveillance system to facilitate the quick detection of any food safety issues and better protect the people from problematic food, said a public health expert on Friday.

China to implement prudent monetary policy in 2011

2011-03-05 08:54

China will implement a prudent monetary policy in 2011 and plan a 16-percent increase in the broad money supply (M2), says a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament' s annual session Saturday.

China expects 51.5% urbanization rate by 2015

2011-03-05 10:11

China expects its urbanization rate to rise from 47.5 percent in 2010 to 51.5 percent by the end of 2015, with an average annual increase of four percent, according to a government plan.