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China starts parliament session; Premier Wen delivers work report

·China starts parliament session
China´s National People´s Congress (NPC), the country´s parliament, started its annual full session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9 a.m. on Thursday.
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·Premier Wen delivers work report
China´s National People´s Congress started its annual full session in Beijing at 9 a.m. Thursday. Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a government work report.

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>>Highlights of Wen´s gov´t work report
>>Key figures in gov´t work report

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Premier delivers gov´t work report

Premier delivers gov´t work report

Work review in 2008 | Video

-- China´s GDP topped 30 trillion yuan, up 9 percent from the year before.

-- Total government revenue was 6.13 trillion yuan, an increase of 19.5 percent.

-- Imports and exports totaled 2.56 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 17.8 percent.

-- A total of 11.13 million more urban residents entered the workforce.

-- Urban per capita annual disposable income reached 15,781 yuan, an increase of 8.4 percent in real terms, and rural per capita net income reached 4,761 yuan, up by 8 percent in real terms.

-- Central government budgetary spending on agriculture, rural areas and farmers was 595.5 billion yuan for the whole year, a year-on-year increase of 37.9 percent.

-- The central government invested 116.3 billion yuan in science and technology, an increase of 16.4 percent.

-- The central government allocated 42.3 billion yuan to support development of ten key energy conservation projects and environmental protection facilities.

Plan for the work and task in 2009

-- GDP will grow by about 8 percent;

-- Economic structure will further improve;

-- Urban employment will increase by more than 9 million persons;

-- Urban registered unemployment rate will be held under 4.6 percent;

-- Urban and rural incomes will grow steadily;

-- Rise in the CPI will be around 4 percent;

-- Balance of payments will continue to improve.

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Key figures-Key figures in gov´t work report by Chinese Premier

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Highlights-Highlights of Premier Wen´s gov´t work report

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Major problem -Chinese Premier says economic slowdown becoming major problem in China

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao admitted Thursday that the country is facing unprecedented difficulties and challenges, with continuous drop in economic growth rate due to the impact of the global financial crisis becoming a major problem.

Parliament session starts-China starts parliament session amid global crisis, calls for confidence to combat downturn

China´s National People´s Congress (NPC), the country´s parliament, started its annual full session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at 9 a.m. on Thursday.

Welfare, medicare-China to boost spending on welfare, medicare despite int´l financial turmoil

The Chinese government pledged on Thursday increase spending on social programs including pension and medical reform in 2009 despite pressure from the international financial crisis.

Political reform-China will carry out political reform actively yet prudently

The development of democracy and the legal system should be strengthened in China, according to a government report.

National defense-China´s military forces to be trained for warfare of greater IT application

China will transform its military training based on mechanized warfare to that for warfare under conditions of greater IT application, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at a parliament session Thursday.

stable real estate-China pledges to keep real estate market stable

China will take measures to stabilize real estate market confidence while promote "orderly development" of the industry, Premier Wen Jiabao said Thursday morning.

Boost agriculture-China pledges hefty investment to boost agriculture

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao pledged Thursday to add another 120 billion yuan to boost the country´s agriculture.

Informationized military forces-China´s military forces to be trained for informationized warfare

China will transform its military training based on mechanized warfare to that based on informationized warfare, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at a parliament session Thursday.

reduce emissions-China vows to reduce emissions

China will continue its drive of energy saving, emissions reduction, ecosystems preservation, and environment protection in 2009, Premier Wen Jiabao said here Thursday.

Mainland-Taiwan co-op-Premier Wen calls for mainland-Taiwan co-op amid financial crisis

The Chinese mainland will continue to strengthen cross-Straits economic cooperation with Taiwan to jointly respond to the global financial crisis, Premier Wen Jiabao said here Thursday morning.

Corruption-China admits corruption still serious problem in some areas

The Chinese government will strengthen its efforts to promote clean government and combat corruption, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at a parliament session Thursday.

Employment policy-China pledges more proactive employment policy, 42 bln-yuan support

China pledged Thursday it will implement an even more proactive employment policy this year and allocate 42 billion yuan to offset unemployment caused by the global financial crisis.

Social stability-China vows to address public complaints to maintain social stability

Social stability has become a major concern in China as it will be, as Premier Wen Jiabao said, the most difficult year for China´s economic development since the beginning of the century.

Record-high budgets-China budgets record-high fiscal deficit in fight against global crisis

China announced Thursday a fiscal deficit budget of 950 billion yuan (139 billion U.S. dollars) for 2009, a record high in six decades, as the country boosts spending to cushion the impact of the global financial crisis.

Domestic demand-China stresses domestic demand in stimulating growth as crisis harms export

China would make boosting domestic demand a "long-term" strategy and take further measures to stimulate consumer spending, as the country seeks to lead its economy out of a slowdown that started with falling export.