The Municipal Government of Shanghai looks to further increase the cross-border trading volume by announcing new measures to improve the business environment at ports.
The National Development and Reform Commission said in April that all public hospitals will end the longtime practice of drug price markups by September as part of ongoing healthcare reform. That is expected to help resolve problems like overprescribing, overuse of antibiotics and unnecessary increases in medical expenses. Hospitals' loss of revenue will be offset, for the most part, by a rise in prices for patient services, and more government investment is likely.
The PBOC said earlier that it would conduct open market operations in a flexible way to meet the seasonal liquidity needs of banks near year-end.
The Ministry of Finance showed combined SOE profits rose 24.9 percent year on year in the first three quarters of this year, quickening from the 21.7 percent expansion seen in the first eight months.
The National Bureau of Statistics will release the official February CPI data on March 9. China's CPI rose 1.7 percent year-on-year in January, down from 1.9 percent for December 2018.
The National Meteorological Center issued a blue alert for a dust storm — the lowest level of its ratings — in most northern areas in China on Thursday, warning the region will be dusty through the next week.
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The NGC2239 Rose Nebula of Monoceros taken by Xu Weibin in February 2017 in Fengxian district's Nanqiao town.[Photo provided to China Daily]
The PBOC said in a statement that Monday's operation was aimed at maintaining reasonable and sufficient liquidity in the banking system.
The National Financial Work Conference in July, which set policy for the coming five years, re-emphasized that corporate financing costs should be lowered.
The NPC Standing Committee session will also include discussion of proposals about draft amendments to eight laws including the Judges Law.