China Communist Party meet's 5-point agenda: Win over coronavirus, Hong Kong's control, no GDP target, defence budget hike, economy
China's annual Parliament session commenced on Friday (May 22) at the Great Hall of People in Beijing amid coronavirus pandemic that has claimed 4,634 lives in the Communist nation where the deadly virus emerged in December 2019.
May 23, 2020, 00:55 AM IST
China skips announcement of national defence budget
China's development will pose no threat to any other nation, a top official said today as the country for the first time in recent years skirted the customary announcement of its national defence budget ahead of its annual parliament meeting.
Mar 04, 2018, 16:40 PM IST
China defence spending to rise `around 7%`: Official
The actual number for defence spending will be released on Sunday, when China`s largely rubber-stamp Parliament begins its annual session.
Mar 04, 2017, 10:09 AM IST
China's parliament to meet 1st time after Xi made core leader
China's annual political season will begin tomorrow, the first since President Xi Jinping was elevated as the "core leader" of the ruling Communist party.
Mar 02, 2017, 19:01 PM IST
China's parliament to begin annual session from March 3
China's annual parliament session will open next week for the first time since President Xi Jinping was named "core leader" of the ruling Communist Party last year, placing him on par with party founder Mao Zedong.
Feb 26, 2017, 20:34 PM IST
900 mn Chinese to vote in grassroots elections for lawmakers
China today said over 900 million voters are expected to directly elect more than 2.5 million lawmakers in county and township elections to be held this year.
Mar 09, 2016, 18:34 PM IST
43 Chinese lawmakers resigned, 27 dismissed for graft
Forty-three Chinese lawmakers had resigned and 27 others dismissed in the last three years? for graft charges under President Xi Jinping's campaign against corruption in the Communist nation, a senior official said today.
Mar 04, 2016, 14:02 PM IST
2-child policy only after Parliament approval: China
The one-child policy was introduced in the late 1970s to rein in the surging population by limiting most urban couples to one child.
Nov 02, 2015, 13:07 PM IST
China's Xi carries out biggest reshuffle as CPC leaders meet
In an "extremely rare" reshuffle, more than half senior officials of China's ruling Communist Party were removed or moved to new positions as it kicked off a four-day meet today to chart a blueprint for next five years to halt the slide of the world's second-largest economy.
Oct 26, 2015, 13:19 PM IST
China has host of policies to halt GDP slide: Premier Li
China's economy is facing considerable pressure due to the slowdown but the government has a host of policies to halt the slide, Premier Li Keqiang today said as he tried to allay fears about flagging growth in the world's second largest economy.
Mar 15, 2015, 16:55 PM IST
