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Livelihoods central to gov't reform efforts |
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The process of reform will accelerate and the basic issues restricting China's long-term development will be targeted, according to the report delivered by General Secretary Hu Jintao at the 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). |
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Wen, the environmental premier |
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Premier Wen Jiabao has been unstinting in addressing the environmental problems of China. I recently had occasion to personally hear this resolve when the premier said, "I want to be the environmental premier," during his meeting with the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development. |
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Dizzying house prices |
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New statistics showing a continuous rise in house prices fly in the face of numerous media reports that domestic property prices have already started to decline in some cities. |
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Calls for single anti-monopoly agency |
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A unified and independent agency is needed to ensure the successful implementation of the Anti-Monopoly Law, which is scheduled to come into effect next August, experts have said. |
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Right move by police |
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Letting the public know about a potential danger is better than keeping them in dark, says an article in Oriental Morning Post. |
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Paying due dividends |
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The central government is right to resume taking dividends from the SOEs, but they should be raised, says an article in Nanfang Metropolis News. |
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Supervision of land use |
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Better supervision is necessary to safeguard land, says an article in Yanzhao Metropolis News. |
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Needed green orders |
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With the publication of a new list of energy-saving products for government procurement, the authorities have officially put into practice a policy that makes government procurement of such goods compulsory. |
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Media: New fiscal leadership to be named soon |
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As the New Year approaches, the year-long senior officials reshuffle implemented by the central government has almost come to an end. New appointments for ministers and senior officials in several fiscal and economic ministries are going into the final reshuffling stage to determine China's new leadership, according to the Beijing-based newspaper China Business. |
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Farmland protection |
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An inter-departmental mechanism could give a powerful push to the country's resolve to reign in illegal land acquisition and thus contribute to the protection of valuable farmland across the country. |
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Policy unity, right move |
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The combination of a tight monetary policy and a prudent fiscal policy will benefit the economy in the long run, says an editorial in Oriental Morning Post. |
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National holidays |
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Following the State Council's approval "in principle" of the new national holidays calendar that cancelled the Golden Week holiday in May, a steep rise has been seen in prices for overseas tours during the coming Spring Festival. |
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Reform needs transparency |
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Every step of the medical reform should be open and transparent, says an article in Shanghai Securities News. |
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Exercising power |
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Execution of any law involves power. There is no exception with what chengguan (urban management) officers do when imposing fines for violations of urban management rules. |
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Laws have element of sympathy |
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In the judgment of a case involving the death of a teenage girl, a Beijing court sympathized with the sufferings of the victim's family. The girl was killed by a bus conductor. |