The group of lawyers said they saw toddlers without diapers being cared for by unrelated children. Detained children lacked adequate food, clean clothes, toothbrushes and showers and some children slept on concrete floors, they said. The conditions were first reported by the Associated Press.
The guideline also listed eight measures to protect the legitimate interests of foreign investors, prioritize fully implementing the Foreign Investment Law — due to take effect on Jan 1 — and pledge to step up efforts to formulate related judicial interpretations.
The growth is buoyed by positive economic indicators, notably the producer price index, a main gauge of inflation at the factory gate which shows the economy firming up, Zheng Xiaoying, a senior official of the administration said at a press conference.
The highest tier of the current value-added tax rate, which is 17 percent, may have room for a potential cut of 1 to 2 percentage points this year, an amount equal to a reduction of more than 1 trillion yuan (5.2 billion) in tax revenue, said the anonymous expert, who has done research on the matter.
The height standard for discount tickets for minors has existed for decades at Chimelong's parks in Guangdong province. A child must be under 18 to qualify, but the rule is enforced by height alone.
The guideline highlighted the importance of IPR protection in emerging sectors such as the development of new varieties of plants and chip designs. It also called for efforts to explore the establishment of a system to deal with the relationship between the market approval of a generic drug and the patent status of its branded equivalent, and a drug developer's right to a patent extension based upon regulatory review.
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The heat wave has raged on in eastern China over the past two weeks, with Shanghai sweltering under a record high, while the southern coastal regions have been lashed by typhoon-driven rains and gales, the Central Meteorological Center said on Sunday.
The guideline contains 33 detailed measures aimed at schools, after-school training institutions, parents and education authorities to help reduce students' academic burden.
The high-speed rail service between Shenzhen city and Shantou city is expected to officially start on Jan 5, linking the two Chinese special economic zones in Guangdong province, which has been considered a window of China's reform and opening-up.
The guideline could form the legal foundation for the country's STAR Market, known informally as the science and technology innovation board, which was launched at the Shanghai Stock Exchange on June 13.