Premier Wen delivering gov´t work report

Source: Xinhua | 03-05-2008 09:09

Special Report:   2008 NPC & CPPCC sessions

 

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers a government work report during the opening meeting of the  First Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,  capital of China, March 5, 2008.(Xinhua Photo)

 

China to test run super-ministries in central gov´t body reform

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will explore to integrate functions of small departments to found larger ones in the State Council reform, said Premier Wen Jiabao here Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier: China to present a "unique" Olympic Games

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will give the world a unique, well-run Olympic Games, said Premier Wen Jiabao here Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier: "Taiwan independence" attempts doomed to fail

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The attempts of "Taiwan independence" secessionist forces to deny the reality that the Chinese mainland and Taiwan belong to one and the same China and to undermine peace in the Taiwan Straits are doomed to fail, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday.  Full Story

 

China plans multibillion yuan budget for low-rent housing program

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China plans to allocate 6.8-billion-yuan (951 million U.S. dollars) in its 2008 budget to build low-rent houses for urban poor, Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier ensures employees in China to have paid vacations

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao promised here Wednesday the government will try to ensure all employees in the country to have annual paid vacations.  Full Story

 

Chinese Premier promises to crack down on illegal employment

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government will "severely" punish illegal employment while following a "vigorous" employment policy, said Premier Wen Jiabao here Wednesday. Full Story

 

China to solicit public opinions on health care reform

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China has drawn up a preliminary plan on the health care reform which will soon be publicized to solicit opinions from the general public, Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

China to establish stock market for growth enterprises

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will establish a stock market for growth enterprises this year, said Premier Wen Jiabao while delivering a government work report here on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

China to introduce shareholding system into agriculture bank

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will continue deepening reform of the banking industry this year, with focuses on the introduction of a shareholding system in the Agriculture Bank of China and the reform of the China Development Bank, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier: China to stipulate, update 7,700 food, drug standards

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China will stipulate or update more than 7,700 national standards for the safety of food, drugs and other consumer goods this year, as part of the efforts to ensure product quality and safety, Premier Wen Jiabao said here Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Chinese Premier pledges hefty investment schemes under tight monetary policy

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China is to follow a tight monetary policy to address the still-unsolved problem of excessive liquidity, and in the meantime, the government also pledges to add another several hundred billion yuan in additional funds to boost agriculture, education, medicare and strengthen the nation's social safety net.  Full Story

 

Premier: governors, mayors held responsible for "rice bags," "vegetable baskets"

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - In an effort to control the surging inflation rates, especially soaring food prices, and maintain social stability, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao told governments at all levels here Wednesday to provide a steady and adequate food supply to the country's 1.3 billion population.  Full Story

 

China to create 10 mln jobs in cities, keeping jobless rate at 4.5% in 2008

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government will work to create 10 million jobs this year and try to keep registered urban unemployment rate at around 4.5 percent, Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier: China to keep year´s CPI rise around 4.8%

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China has set the target of keeping this year's CPI at around 4.8 percent, given the inflationary pressure and strong influence from last year, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the annual parliament session on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Premier: China targets 8-percent GDP growth in 2008

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China targets an eight-percent GDP growth this year on the basis of energy conservation and emission reduction, Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

Chinese premier acknowledges "increasing inflationary pressure"

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao admitted on Wednesday the country is facing "increasing inflationary pressures" and its task of holding down inflation is "difficult."  Full Story

 

Premier says China´s state sector robust

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao voiced satisfaction over the vitality of the state sector, saying its impact and influence on the national economy were "greatly enhanced" over the past five years. Full Story

 

Premier: China reports drops in energy consumption, pollution in 2007

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China reported reductions in energy consumption as well as chemical oxygen demand (COD) and total sulfur dioxide emission last year, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the annual parliament session on Wednesday. Full Story

 

Wen says China´s economy grew by 65.5% in five years

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) - China's economy grew by 65.5 percent over the past five years, or an average annual increase of 10.6 percent, to become the world's fourth largest economy, Premier Wen Jiabao said at the annual parliament session on Wednesday.  Full Story

 

China´s parliament starts annual session

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- The 11th National People's Congress (NPC) of China started its first session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Full Story

 

Editor:Zhang Pengfei