Is Housing Reform Necessary?

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Breakup first, then debts for Ministry of Railways reform

BEIJING, March 11 (Xinhua) -- The first challenge for the Ministry of Railways (MOR) is to ensure the smooth separation of administrative functions from its commercial operations, while its debts will be handled next, an official involved in planning

China's health reform cuts drug prices

NANJING, April 23 (Xinhua) -- At a time when almost every commodity in China is getting more expensive, the dwindling cost of medicine is a rarity. Zhang Jinkui, a hypertension patient, buys medicines from the community health center of his neighborh

China to reform prices in energy sector

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- China will reform its energy and resource pricing system this year, but will time it to minimize impacts on consumer prices, the country's price regulator said Tuesday. The move is aimed at letting the market play a role

China to reform re-education through labor system

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China encourages family planning reforms

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China unveils reform guidelines on income distribution

BEIJING, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday unveiled reform guidelines on income distribution amid growing public concerns over a widening wealth gap. The guidelines encourage further work to improve the initial distribution system and stepped-up ef

China's healthcare reform tasks completed

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Missions set in a three-year plan for China's healthcare reform program in the 2009-2011 period have been completed on schedule, according to a new official report. The report said the reform efforts have brought about pr

Investment, innovations urged for China's medical reform

BEIJING, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Increased financial support and innovative ways of working are needed to ensure that patients, doctors and hospitals all benefit from the country's medical reform, according to Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang. Li, who is a

Commentary: Reform of labor re-education system inevitable

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IMF urges members to speed up governance reform approval

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Thursday urged its members to step up efforts to complete its governance reform package inked last year. The Executive Board of the IMF has reviewed progress toward implementation

311 counties to pilot China's hospital reform

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China has nominated 311 counties or county-level cities in a program to pilot reform of the country's public healthcare facilities, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The national initiative includes 83 counties