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Xi stresses rural reform, official integrity

President Xi Jinping called for deepened rural reform and strictly regulated use of officials' power when he attended a discussion of national lawmakers on Sunday.

China's top legislator delivers NPC Standing Committee work report

China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang delivered a work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) at a plenary meeting of the ongoing NPC annual session Sunday.

Chinese rescuers on way to salvage mission

An emergency response team assembled by the Ministry of Transport (MOT) set out early Sunday from south China's Sanya Port in Hainan Province to the sea area where it is thought the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 might have crashed.

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•	Tibetan official slams Obama-Dalai Lama meeting
•	No locals self-immolate in Tibet: official
•	China's reform to be legalistic: senior official
•	Chinese expert urges enforcement of heritage protection law

Xi urges Anhui province to actively deepen rural reforms

President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged east China's Anhui Province, which spearheaded land reform in 1978 that broke up the previous commune-style collective farming, to actively deepen reforms in the area.

Chinese leaders join lawmakers in panel discussions

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders on Sunday joined lawmakers at the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), in discussion of topics ranging from regional development to work style.

Draft resolutions to be finalized by Chinese lawmakers

Presidium of the second session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, held its second meeting Sunday.

Politics >>

•	Chinese lawmakers file 460 motions at annual parliamentary session

•	2017 HK election should be in line with law: political advisor

•	Expert proposes search & rescue facilities on South China Sea

•	China mulls tougher penalty for sex with underage prostitutes

•	Xi stresses rural reform, official integrity

Voice of China >>

•	China very worried over missing Beijing-bound plane: FM

•	Xi's upcoming visit to open new chapter in China-Europe ties: FM

•	China-Russia ties to develop from strength to strength: FM

•	China to act as major responsible country "more actively": FM

•	China launches emergency mechanism after Malaysian flight carrying 160 Chinese lost contact

Health >>

•	One more H7N9 case in E China

•	Infectious diseases kill 1,132 in China in February

•	China sets up organ donation committee

•	One more human H7N9 case in China

•	H7N9 vaccine may hit market in May

Entertainment >>

•	Memorial service for late director Wu Tianming held in Beijing

•	American film "Need for Speed" to hit Chinese screens

•	Early spring photo shoots of Liu Yan

•	"The Grandmaster", big winner at HK film awards

•	Liu Shishi appears at Paris Fashion Week

China & World >>

•	Chinese government to send joint working group for Malaysia

•	Waiting and searching for missing flight continue after 47 hours

•	China joins stolen IDs probe in missing plane case

•	China holds another inter-ministerial meeting to coordinate on missing flight

•	Chinese FM consults with Malaysia, Vietnam on plane search

Culture & Edu >>

•	Salt pans in Naxi nationality township, China's Tibet

•	Chinese expert urges enforcement of heritage protection law

•	China Focus: China to encourage more reading despite smartphone distractions

•	No scholarships for students who commit academic misconduct: ministries

•	NCPA to kick off opera season

Sci & Tech >>

•	China sees successful plane test to tackle smog

•	China to build first Internet-themed museum

•	China Exclusive: "Gravity" inspires Chinese space scientists

•	China to launch first "space shuttle bus" this year

•	Cell phone users boost mobile Internet traffic

HK/Macao/Taiwan >>

•	HK Immigration Department confirms 1 HK resident on missing plane

•	HK takes initiatives to empower women workers

•	Taiwanese military officials jailed over conscript's death

•	Birmingham City owner jailed for six years for money laundering

•	Top legislator on universal suffrage of HK chief executive

Business >>

•	China's inflation moderates in Feb.

•	Experts confident in water diversion project's pollution regulations

•	China's February PPI continues decline

•	China's February PPI down 2 pct

•	China's inflation up 2 pct in February

Society >>

•	Senior judge vows punishment for assaulting doctors

•	Malaysia Airlines boarding record on Chinese passenger questioned

•	Chinese rescue force reaches suspected site of missing plane

•	SW China forest on fire, casualties unknown

•	Yunnan vice governor probed for discipline violation

Sports >>

•	Ding to play World Snooker Haikou Open

•	Disabled athletes our heroes: Chinese official

•	Chinese Super League soccer result

•	Smog won't hurt Beijing's Winter Olympics bid: official

•	Chinese Super League soccer fixtures

Opinion >>

•	Voices of the world: China's education reform drive draws applause, advice worldwide

•	Xinhua Insight: Top legislator stresses confidence in China's political system

•	Xinhua Insight: End to GDP obsession frees officials for environmental drive

•	Xinhua Insight: China's eradication of poverty needs a target

•	China Focus: Top leaders point way for reform

Video >>

China coast guard ship arrives for search, more ships on the way

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang delivers NPC standing committee work report

Chinese embassy verifying passports used by imposters

Chinese leaders order all-out emergency measures

Biz China Weekly >>

Feb. 24 - March 2

Debate on halting or encouraging Internet wealth management as an innovation model of financing has heated up as war between emerging internet finance and traditional banks escalates in China.

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	Thai court petitioned to nullify Feb. 2 election

	Citizens mourn terrorist attack victims in Kunming

	New reform offers world "China opportunities"

	Minister of Commerce gives press conferenceon

	ECB to keep interest rates unchanged: ECB president

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	Court rejects Musharraf's objections at high treason trial

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Special Reports >>

NPC, CPPCC Annual Sessions 2014

China's new leadership: ordinary lives and extraordinary dreams

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