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: Schedules for two sessions -- March 12
Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Thursday.

: Legislation leads to a greener future, healthy growth
Migratory birds this year chose to overwinter at Poyang Lake in the eastern province of Jiangxi.

: Ambassador: China's reconciliation with Japan depends on Japanese gov't
Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua said that he noticed German Chancellor Angela Merkel's visit to Japan, echoing her persuasion of the Japanese government to face the past.

: Lawyer wants disclosure of officials' assets
Han Deyun started his law career in 1994, the year when China began to allow private law firms to operate, after quitting his teaching job at a law university in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality.

: Guangdong submits proposals to fill loopholes in prisons
Prosecutors in Guangdong province have conducted a thorough investigation of prisons and have improved their oversight to prevent prison escapes, as well as illegal paroles or commutations of sentences for convicted ex-officials or wealthy individuals, a senior officer from the Guangdong Provincial People's Procuratorate said.

: CPPCC member: death row organ transplants temporary
The decision to take organ transplantations from death row prisoners was just a temporary solution due to the shortage of organ donations, according to Huang Jiefu, a member of the CPPCC standing committee.

: CPPCC official downplays Dalai Lama's foreign visits
A senior CPPCC official has downplayed the Dalai Lama's recent international activity, saying it would "only disgrace" the separatist religious leader and his clique.

: Being a 'maker' is the future for Haier
"The task of Haier is to foster more and more makers," said Zhou Yunjie, rotating president of Haier and deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), in an interview of China.org.cn.

: Review agencies face tighter controls
The national environmental watchdog will tighten the reins on assessment agencies having close relationships with officials of the ministry, a move to fight corruption, the new minister of environmental protection said.

: Schedules for two sessions -- March 11
Following are the schedules for the third sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Wednesday.

: Top party official: Xinjiang residents are joining IS
Zhang Chunxian, the Party chief of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, said yesterday that an undisclosed number of people from the northwest China region who had joined the militant Islamic State group had planned terror activities after their return.
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: Even 0.01% neglect too risky, says work safety director
China's top work safety administrator warned the assembled media of dangers posed by stampedes and fire in surroundings such as conference rooms, when opening a press conference on Tuesday.

: [Full Video] CPPCC briefs media on people's well-being
Zhu Weiqun, Huang Jiefu, Hu Xiaoyi, Li Yanhong and Yu Minhong, members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference brief media on China's improvement of people's livelihood and social stability.