揭阳白癜风来揭阳中医看(梅州白癜风专科区别图片) (今日更新中)

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature said Monday in a statement that it will continue discussing a draft amendment to the Criminal Law, which proposes tougher punishments for those involved in organized crime and drink-driving.Members of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee will discuss the draft amendment at an upcoming bi-monthly session scheduled for Dec. 20-25, according to a statement issued after a meeting of the chairman and vice-chairpersons of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over by chairman Wu Bangguo.The legislature conducted the first reading of the draft amendment in August.Wu Bangguo (C), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the 54th chairpersons' meeting of the 11th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 13, 2010. NPC Standing Committee members will also continue to discuss a draft revision of the Law on Water and Soil Conservation, and to review a law on safeguarding China's intangible cultural heritage.According to the statement, they will consider a bill on a draft resolution to convene the fourth annual session of the 11th NPC.The NPC annual session will examine three reports from the State Council on boosting economic and social development in ethnic minority areas, deepening reform of health care system and stepping up the development of the service sector.

XIANGTAN, Hunan, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- Experts and rescuers said Wednesday there was little hope of finding seven miners trapped underground alive after a coal mine was flooded nearly one day earlier in Hunan Province.The flood happened at 11:38 p.m. Tuesday in a pit at the Yide Coal Mine in Xiangtan County, trapping seven miners at a depth of 89 meters, said Zhao Jun, one of the experts involved in the rescue operation.The miners were believed to be stranded in a tiny area and it is possible they have drowned, said Zhao, who is also the chief engineer of Hunan's Coal Industry Bureau.In addition, the oxygen density was tested to be 8 percent at a depth of 83 meters in the flooded pit, indicating less oxygen at the level where the miners were trapped, which increases the possibility of suffocation, rescuers said.However, rescuers are still trying to install more pumps to drain the water.A spokesman with the emergency rescue headquarters said Yide, a small mine that had doubled its annual output to 60,000 tonnes after recently merging with a neighboring mine, had been warned due to safety concerns, both orally and in writing, over the past four weeks.Senior executives and major shareholders of the mine are now in police custody.

BERLIN, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- 2010 is an important year for the development of Sino-German relations. That's as the two countries have made big achievements on politics, economy, culture and society, sending their bilateral relations to a "new historical point."German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited China in July and met Premier Wen Jiabao and President Hu Jintao. During her visit, China and Germany issued the second communique in two countries' history, which was considered a historical event by both sides.The Sino-German relations have entered a new phase, Merkel said. The development of relations between the two countries, she said, are formed on a "completely new basis."Wen said Merkel's visit and the communique have "historical significance" that will help map out the blueprint of bilateral ties and make it stand on "a new historical starting point."The communique contains 28 points, in which both sides pledged to maintain regular contact between their leaders and the mechanism of annual meetings of the premier and chancellor.Both countries stressed to take care of each other's core interests, to enhance their mutual understanding and political trust, and to strengthen dialogues on strategy, law and human rights. They also expressed interest in improving cooperation in the United Nations, international financial institutions and other multilateral organizations.In addition to Merkel's visit, the two countries' leaders met each other during many world events in 2010 to strengthen their mutual trust. In April, Hu met Merkel at the the nuclear summit in Washington. One month later former German President Horst Koehler paid a state visit to China.During Wen visit to Europe in October, the premier changed his route and met Merkel in Berlin. Both sides reconfirmed the communique issued in July. Wen also was invited to co-chair the first round of the Sino-German government consultations in 2011, making Germany the first EU country to hold high-level intergovernmental consultations with China."China and Germany have maintained a strategic partnership and a close bilateral tie, even at the highest political level," the German foreign ministry said.Tight political relations are built on strong and complementary economic connections between China and Germany, the largest trading partner for each other in their respective regions.Sino-German trade has accounted for nearly one third of the trade between China and Europe. According to the latest statistics of China Customs, from January to October, Sino-German bilateral trade reached about 115 billion U.S. dollars, up 35 percent over the same period of last year.The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Germany has invested in 319 projects, an actual investment of 830 million dollars in China from January to November, while China invested 160 million dollars in Germany at the same period.In the last three years, foreign direct investments (FDI) from China to Germany witnessed a fast development, not only in numbers, but also on quality, professionalism and management, Michael Pfeiffer, CEO of Germany Trade and Invest, told Xinhua in a recent interview."In a long period, there were four to seven FDI projects from China to Germany every year. However, 2008 was a turning point with 21 FDI projects realized," he said. "By 2009, this number has been tripled."At present, there are 800 Chinese enterprises that have set up companies or offices in Germany.To counter the toughest economic crisis after World War II, China and Germany have also taken several stimulus plans to stimulate economies and domestic demand.In 2010, both countries cooperated closely on opposing protectionism, strengthening international financial regulations and preventing global climate change, said Wu Hongbo, the Chinese ambassador to Germany.On issues such as China's market economy status, technology transfer, intellectual property protection, China and Germany have actively listened to each other's concerns and sought solutions.In 2010, China and Germany also made big progress on cultural and social exchanges.The German Pavilion "Harmonious City" received about 4 million visitors at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and won a top prize there.The activity, "Germany-China Moving Ahead Together," which started in 2006, has greatly enhanced the mutual understanding and friendship between the two countries.This summer, 45 German universities and colleges held China Week to show the charm of the Chinese language and culture, and to help more young Germans understand contemporary China.At the same time, 200 German high school students attended summer camps in China and experienced real Chinese life there.In 2012, China will host "Chinese Culture Year" in Germany.

BEIJING, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- During the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010), China spent 3.26 trillion yuan on social security, an annual increase of 17.6 percent, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) told Xinhua Friday.Wang Jun, vice minister of the MOF, said in the 2006-2010 period, the social security expenditure from the central government stood at 1.4 trillion yuan (210.19 billion U.S. dollars), which was 2.1 times the expenditure in the previous five years.As the improvement of civil welfare is a crucial component of the harmonious society China is pursuing, financial authorities at all levels should continue to raise investments in social security when making the 2011 fiscal budget and plans for the 12th Five-Year Plan starting from 2011, Wang said.

来源：资阳报