Guidelineissued to ease shortages of medicine -- China haslaunched a multi-departmental effort to deal with occasional shortages of someprescription drugs for patients, the State Council Information Office said onJune 28.A guideline to improve the supply to prevent shortages was issued onJune 28 by nine government agencies, including the National Health and FamilyPlanning Commission, the National Development and Reform Commission, and theMinistry of Human Resources and Social Security. (Chinadaily)
China further lifts barriers toforeign investment --China announced June 28 that itwill use a "negative list" management approach for all foreigninvestment, open up more sectors and further relax restrictions for foreignbusinesses. From July 28, the negative list approach, which identifies sectorsand businesses that are off-limits or restricted, will be implementednationwide, said the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).
China launches styreneanti-dumping investigation --China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said on June23 that it has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into some styreneimports from theRepublic ofKorea,China’sTaiwan and theU.S. Theinvestigation will likely to be completed by June 23, 2018, but the data couldbe extended to December 23, 2018 under special circumstances, according to theMOC.
China introduces emergencycybersecurity plan --China released on June 27 anemergency response plan for Internet security incidents. The plan wasformulated and released by the Office of the Central Leading Group for CyberspaceAffairs, to "improve handling of cybersecurity incidents, prevent andreduce damage, protect the public interest and safeguard national security,public safety and social order." The plan divides cybersecurity incidentsinto six categories, including pernicious procedural incidents, cyber attacksand information security incidents.
Liaoning FTZ acts as portal to emerging regional markets -- The Dalian area of the LiaoningPilot Free Trade Zone aims to become an important area opening-up to and cooperatingwith Northeast Asia, local officials in Daliansaid. On June 12, 150 noted companies, including Intel and Pfizer, recruitedprofessionals at an employment event of the Dalian area. The Dalian FTZ area was launchedin Dalian Jinpu New Area on April 10 and covers an area of 59.96 squarekilometers, accounting for about half of the area of the Liaoning Pilot FreeTrade Zone. (Source: China Daily)
Provincialauthorities to play increasing role in educational development -- Provincial-level governments will be assessed each year on theirefforts to develop local education, according to a circular released by thecentral government. The authorities should conduct self-inspections and havetheir performance assessed by a third-party organization annually in areas suchas boosting educational quality and equity, implementing national educationprojects and reforms, and ensuring campus safety, the circular said. (Source: China Daily)
China bans evidence by forcefrom court --China on June 27 released a regulationon exclusion of illegally-obtained evidence in criminal cases, banningconfessions by torture and forced self-incrimination. The document was jointlyissued by the Supreme People's Court (SPC), the Supreme People's Procuratorate,the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of State Security, and theMinistry of Justice, in a bid to curb wrongful convictions and safeguard humanrights.
China adopts intelligence law --China'stop legislature on June 27 adopted a law on intelligence to safeguard nationalsecurity and interests. The National Intelligence Law was approved at the endof a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) StandingCommittee which concluded on June 27.
China revises law on waterpollution prevention and control --China's toplegislature on June 27 passed a revised Water Pollution Prevention and ControlLaw to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2018.The law was adopted after a secondreading at the bi-monthly session of the Standing Committee of the NationalPeople's Congress. Submitted to the committee for a first reading in December2012, the new version strengthens government responsibility and supervision.
Chineselawmakers review audit, final accounts reports --Chinese lawmakers on June 26 deliberated a State Council report on 2016 finalaccounts and an audit report for the central government's the 2016 budget,fiscal revenue and expenditure. "Facing complicated and stark economicsituations at home and abroad, it was not easy to smoothly push ahead fiscal reformand achieve relatively sound final accounts," Du Liming, a member of theNational People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, said at a panel discussionduring the committee's bi-monthly session.
China takes steps to improvesocial credit system --China on June 23 announced moremeasures to improve its national social credit system. Under the guidanceof National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the China InformationIndustry Association (CIIA) has officially launched a project to promote thenational social credit system.
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