China will continue to take the initiative in opening wider to the world, and the country will remain a popular destination for foreign investment and a big global market through the widening of its market access, Premier Li Keqiang said on Thursday.

The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Thursday adopted a decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).

The National People's Congress (NPC) improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) has a solid legal basis and will do good to Hong Kong's long-term prosperity and stability, Hong Kong legal professionals have said.

On March 8, 2021, the Think Tank & Media Forum on Global Economic Development, co-hosted by China International Publishing Group (CIPG), China Institute for Innovation & Development Strategy (CIIDS), the Prospective and Innovation Foundation (Fondation Prospective et Innovation), and the Bridge Tank, was convened in Beijing.

"Centenary" is a buzzword among Chinese lawmakers and political advisors who are in Beijing discussing blueprints vital for the country's future development under the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

China's new five-year plan, currently under review at the ongoing annual "two sessions," has come under the spotlight as analysts expect the development blueprint of the world's second-largest economy to inject more certainties and bring fresh opportunities to the pandemic-rattled world.

On December 8, 2020, while Nyingchi City was feeling the icy chill of winter, students at a technical school were adding warmth to the ambience as they enjoying a cooking class.

The fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opened in Beijing on Friday. Wang Chen, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of NPC, explained a draft decision on improving the electoral system of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the opening meeting of the session.

China's lawmakers on Friday started reviewing a national blueprint featuring high-quality development, technological innovation and a greener future for the country that has long been seeking modernity and national rejuvenation.

Senior Chinese leaders on Friday attended deliberations at the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC).

Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said on Friday that the HKSAR government will fully cooperate with the central authorities to improve the SAR's electoral system by enacting local legislation to implement the improvement measures, with a view to faithfully putting the principle of "patriots administering Hong Kong" into practice.

Despite the novel coronavirus pandemic, China's non-financial outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) in these countries did not decline but went up 18.3 percent year on year in 2020 to reach nearly $18 billion. It accounted for 16.2 percent of the country's total, up from 13.6 percent in 2019.

The novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has dealt a devastating blow to the world order but it also reminds nations to explore new ways of survival and development. E-commerce as well as the broader digital economy have progressed rapidly.

Every year, there is an important event that takes place on the political calendar of China known as "Two Sessions." This refers to the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).