China's homegrown C919 large passenger plane has so far received 235 orders from both home and abroad, the plane's chief designer said Monday.
The 11th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament, opened its fifth annual session Monday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
President Hu Jintao vowed on Sunday to continuously enhance social security and improve people's well-being.
China's draft defense budget for 2012 is $106.4 billion, up 11.2 percent year-on-year.
President Hu Jintao said Sunday that China must further ensure and improve people's well-being and promote the reform of the medical care system.
A draft amendment to the criminal procedural law has included the principle of protecting human rights.
North China's Shanxi province plans to inject 1.8 billion yuan ($286 million) to boost tourism in the Wutai Mountain area.
China's working population is expected to stop growing next year, leading to labor shortages and higher inflation in the long term.
A National People's Congress deputy has called on the central government to take shark fin off the menu at official banquets.
China's environmental watchdog will continue to crack down on heavy-metal pollution.
Thousands of people in a village in South China's Guangdong province went to polls on Saturday to elect a new village committee.
China should establish a memorial for the victims of the tragic high-speed train crash that happened last July to keep their memories alive.