Hot Topic －－ Economic Crisis
- NPC deputies make suggestions to boost car market
- New energy should be ´top priority´
- CPPCC members call for salary caps for SOE executives
- Proposal: More low-rent housing of better quality
- Shougang´s Caofeidian mill to be fully operational in 2010
- China´s foreign policy reflects emphasis on economy
- NPC deputies comment on shopping vouchers
- Minister: Industries see recovery signs
- HK, Macao CPPCC members confident of mainland´s stimulus plan
- Chen Deming: China opposes trade protectionism
Hot Topic -- Employment Crisis
- College students find money by "selling time" online
- Better skills for rural workers
- Jobs, social welfare top NPC priority list
- Jobseekers advised against being too picky
- Unionist: ´We´ll use labor law to save jobs´
- China continue efforts to boost economy, employment
- Minister: China´s employment situation "grave", counter measures take "initial effects"
- Kang Houming -- Migrant worker deputy
- Gov´t official: Employment to be a tough task
- More efforts to help job seekers
- Government official outlines plans creating more jobs
- Job #1 for NPC: Employment
Hot Topic －－ Housing Market
- Dec. 21 2008: The State Council issued a guideline for the healthy dev´t of the property market. The guideline encourages property developers to actively deal with market fluctuation.
- Dec. 18 2008: Housing can be sold free of business taxes after just three years; second homes to enjoy the same preferential terms; provide services and funds to help developers undergo mergers and acquisitions.
- Dec. 17 2008: Tax exempted for the houses that have been held for two years after purchase.
- Nov. 12 2008: Invest 900 mln yuan in building policy-supported housing projects
- Oct. 27 2008: Mortgage loan benchmark interest rate decreased to 4.851% from 6.93%; rates for the public housing fund(less than 5-year loan) decreased to 4.05% from 4.32%.
- Oct. 21 2008: Deed tax rate reduced to 1% from 3-5%; stamp duty and land value-added tax temporarily suspended; mortgage loan rate lowered to 70%
Hot Topic －－ Food Safety Law
China´s parliament put the draft food safety law high on its agenda after a milk contamination scandal caused widespread panic and public grumbles.
Hot Topic －－ Medical Reform Plan
The government will allocate an additional 850 billion yuan in the three years beginning on 2009 to ensure smooth progress in the reform of its medical and health care system.
Hot Topic －－ Anti－corruption
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