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China will enhance childbirth support through various economic and social policies, according to a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30).China is set to expand coverage of maternity insurance, guarantee maternity leave, and promote the application of assisted reproductive technology in a regulated and orderly manner, according to the draft outline submitted Thursday to the ongoing national legislative session for examination.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, takes part in a deliberation with his fellow deputies from the delegation of Jiangsu Province at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2026.
China is well-positioned to navigate potential short-term supply shocks to liquefied natural gas imports despite escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, said a recently released industry report from BloombergNEF.
Senior Chinese leaders on Thursday attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged major provincial economies to redouble efforts to gain experience in analyzing new situations and solving new problems.
Smoke billows after reported strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 5, 2026.
New forms of employment — based on the development of the gig economy, platform jobs and flexible work — have grown into important channels for Chinese people to enrich their career options and increase incomes, and the government will step up efforts to improve the workers' rights by optimizing social security programs.
Senior Chinese leaders on Thursday attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.
ABU DHABI -- Blasts were heard in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), on Thursday evening as residents received mobile phone alerts warning of potential missile threats.
Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) from the People's Liberation Army and the Chinese People's Armed Police Force reviewed the government work report in a group deliberation on Thursday at the ongoing annual NPC session.
Li Hongzhong, vice-chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, delivered explanatory remarks on the drafts on Thursday, stressing their critical roles in fostering development and advancing the rule of law.
Anhui province has benefited greatly from and will steadfastly advance high-level opening-up, while continuously enhancing the level of development of its open economy, the province's top official said.
New approaches should be explored to promote the integration of the innovation, industrial, capital and talent chains, and to accelerate the efficient commercialization and application of sci-tech achievements, he said.
As the global economic and trade landscape and domestic economic structure undergo profound transformation, Li said Yunnan's role in the national development framework has become more prominent.
China is aiming for a GDP growth rate of 4.5 to 5 percent in 2026, "while striving for better in practice", according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
From overt military interventions and sweeping sanctions to more covert tactics such as proxy wars, color revolutions, and covert infiltration, Washington has employed a wide range of methods to interfere in and even overturn other governments.
History has shown time and again that the use of force cannot bring lasting security; it only breeds further conflict and resentment. The logic of power politics will never guarantee true safety. In the end, hegemonic behavior driven by militarism is bound to backfire on those who pursue it.
Regarding the Iran situation, Chinese spokesperson for the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress Lou Qinjian said on Wednesday that no country has the right to dominate international affairs, dictate the destiny of other countries, or monopolize development advantages, let alone impose whatever it wishes on the world.
The output of China's core artificial intelligence industry exceeded 1.2 trillion yuan ($165 billion) in 2025, with more than 6,200 companies operating in the field, said Li Lecheng, head of China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, on Thursday.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent in 2026 and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation. Here are some highlights from the report.
The 2026 national "two sessions" are currently underway. As China now enters its critical period of the 15th Five-Year Plan, how does China aim to accelerate its development with new quality productive forces as an engine to promote the high-quality growth of the private economy through innovation? This not only concerns deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), but also has attracted the attention and research from foreign friends.
Major U.S. news outlets are drawing sharp contrasts between President Donald Trump's past denunciations of military intervention and his current decision to launch strikes on Iran, highlighting what critics describe as a reversal of his earlier rhetoric.
China targets an economic growth of 4.5% to 5% in 2026 and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will resolutely oppose hegemonism and power politics and uphold international fairness and justice, according to a government work report submitted on Thursday to the national legislature for deliberation.
China made major new achievements over the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-2025), according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China will advance and expand its "AI Plus" initiative, promote faster application of new-generation intelligent terminals and AI agents, and encourage large-scale commercial application of AI in key sectors and fields, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China on Thursday called for accelerating the green transition across the board under the guidance of the "dual carbon" goals as the country pledges to boost its green and low-carbon economy ahead of the 2030 deadline to peak its carbon emissions by 2030, according to the government work report submitted Thursday to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.
China has called for accelerated efforts to shore up infrastructure, emergency response, and other weak links in flood prevention, drainage, and disaster response in northern China in a move to safeguard national security and social stability, said a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
China's defense budget growth is expected to drop from 7.2% in the previous years to 7% in 2026, according to a draft report submitted to the national legislature for review Thursday.
China will optimize functional zoning to guide localities in better leveraging their comparative advantages based on their defined functions, according to the government work report submitted on Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.
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