Provisions on Food and Drugs Administrative Penalty Procedure will be Enforced in June 2014

正According to Chinese Food Safety News, China Food and Drug Administration has organized and formulated the Provisions on Food and Drugs Administrative Penalty Procedure(Hereinafter referred to as"the Provisions") to regulate food and drug administration departments to     

Release of “Provisions on Main Functions, Internal Bodies and Staffing” of National Health and Family Planning Commission

Under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee and the State Council and with regard to the plan for institutional reform and functional transformation of the State Council,the work of"Provisions on Main Functions,Internal Bodies and Staffing"of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)has been completed successfully.     

The research of Longevity Population of the Sixth Census in China

The concept of＂urbanization on city and town level＂ is an expression of Chinese version, or a mainland understanding of China. However, city and town are on the different levels. In the light of census＇ measures on city population＂ and ＂town population, the paper tries to analyze population size aud its change on both ＂city＂ and ＂town＂ levels： to compare the different population density and their effect; to observe the mobile population between ＂city＂ and ＂town＂ level, and their age structure. The paper tries to explain two demographic effects fiom ＂city＂ and ＂town＂ levels on the course of Chinese urbanization.     

Analysis on Family- based Senior Nursing After Children ＂Visiting Home Often＂ was Written into the Law

Since the implementation of the newly revised Law on Protection of the Rights and Interests of I the Elderly, the society has attached continuousconcern to the feasibility, and legal and ethical boundaries of the clause of children ＂visiting home often＂. How to support family-based senior nursing has become an important area for discussion.     

Outline of Food and Nutrition Development in China was Released:More Resources will be Allocated to Food and Nutrition Industry

正According to Economic Daily,General Office of the State Council officially issued"Outline of Food and Nutrition Development in China(2014-2020)"on February 10,2014.The Outline has written a blueprint for China’s food and nutrition development to 2020 with the basis on effective supply of food,improvement of dietary     

WFP Helps Chinese Women

With a credit loan of RMB1,000 (US$120) and skillslearned about breeding, Ren Yuhua, once an ordinaryhousewife, bought two sheep in October 1998 and soonearned more than RMB2,000 (US$240) in profit with the 10lambs born to the two sheep.Sponsored by the United Nations World Food Programme(WFP), the project offers food-for-training in functionalliteracy, income generating skills and group buildingtraining, in addition to small loans.Women living below the poverty line in Guyuan, Pengya…     

Methods of Estimation on New Born Baby and Construction of Monitoring System under the New Fertility Policy

Abstract： China＇s basic medical care system has achieved universal coverage, laced the system transformation with substance fair. Under the transformation background from universal coverage to integration on urban and rural areas, and the transformation direction from the ＂medical care＂ to ＂health for all＂, through the institutional transition path on system design, service delivery, financial support, this paper points out that how to improve quality of medical care and optimizing the level of health care services, match sustainable funding system and improving payment system, which in public health, medical services, medical care and medicine supply, realize the transtbrmation and the development from universal medical care to health care.     

Active Aging and China： Perspectives and Issues

The increasing serious population aging is one of the challengeable problems attracting attentions of the international communities. ＂Active aging＂ theory provides another perspective in problemsolving for how to meet the challenge of population aging. By reviewing both the development of international active aging theories and practices and China＇s changes in population aging policies and practices, this article tries to analyze the aging problem in China in the political, economic, and cultural view to describe the realistic picture of China＇s aging and to find a proper road for China＇s active aging.     

Ma Gang： Tibet Is a Window

One afternoon, in Canggu Temple in Tibet, where flowers were in full bloom, I sat facing Ma Gang, a painter, and began an interview over a pot of sweet tea. Ma＇s simple yet straightforward opening remarks helped me to overcome my prudence and hesitancy. It was in this way that his stories begun ... Ma Gang＇s oil painting ＂Mao Zedong Met Richard Nixon＂ is an important work in the Artwork Creation Project on National Significant Historical Subject. Besides, in 1989, he contributed his works ＂Responding to Our Times＂ and ＂Eyes＂ series to the UNESCO charity auction to restore the Great Wall and save Venice.     

Scaling up the Quality of Care Approach

Like the pilot project, the scaling up of the quality of care approach is also new in China and requires continued research and exploration. In July 2003, the National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) drew on the experience of scaling up the quality of care project and decided to launch a campaign to select and commend model counties (cities/districts) in implementing the project in order to set an example for different regions with different economies and ensure the quali…     

统筹解决人口问题促进人口长期均衡发展(英文)

On September 25, 1980, the CPC Central Committee issued ＂An Open Letter to All CPC Members and All Members of China Communist Youth League on the issue of Controlling Population Growth＂. The ＂Open Letter＂ is a milestone in the history of population and family planning in China, as it encouraged that one couple had one child in the 30 to 40 years that followed. To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the ＂Open Letter＂,     

Children ＂Visiting Home Often＂ is Written into the Law and Becomes Effective on July 1,2013

The newly revised Law on Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly will beeffective starting from July 1, 2013. It states that family members should care for and look after the elderly spiritually, and any neglect is forbidden. Family members who live apart from their elderly should regularly visit and greet them. It is also interpreted by media as ＂writing ＇visiting home often＇ into the law＂. It will become illegal if children do not visit their elderly ot~en. The new law also requires employers to guarantee their employees＇ rights to home leave in accordance with relevant regulations of the country.     

Shanghai Launches ＂Thousand Talents Program＂ to Introduce High-Level Overseas Talents

According to Shanghai Government Network, while striving to promote the internationalization of the local talents, Shanghai municipal government has officially unveiled the ＂Suggestions by Shanghai Municipality About Implementing the Program of Introduing High-level Overseas Talents＂, with which the local ＂Thousand Talents Program＂ was started up. According to the program, the municipality will bring in a batch of high-level and urgently-needed talents from abroad within 5-10 years,     

坚持计划生育基本国策稳定适度低生育水平(英文)

For 30 years, the family planning workers have made great efforts to promote the cause of family planning by carrying out the principles proposed in the ＂Open Letter＂ by CPC Central Committee, thus making an important contribution to effectively alleviating the pressure of population on environment and improving prenatal and postnatal care. However, it must be noted that China＇s population problem has always been a major economic and social development issue,     

National ＂Care for Girls Youth Volunteer Action＂ Pilot Program Launches

In January 2008, the National Population and Family Planning Commission and the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Youth League jointly launched the ＂Care for Girls Youth Volunteer Action＂ pilot program throughout the nation. The pilot project will span the years from 2008 to 2010 ,and after that ,the Action will be scaled up around the nation.     

Set Up and Improve a Statistic and Monitoring System for the Whole Floating Population

To scientifically understand the size, structure, distribution and the trends of changes in the floating population and pay close attention to the survival and development situation of the floating population, the family planning departments make full use of the advantages of the network to speed up the formulation and improvement of the statistical and monitoring system for the whole floating population. The system is featured by ＂timely data collection, dynamic monitoring, comprehensive analysis and scientific decision-making＂.     

How Wide Is the Income Gap in China?

Thanks to the introduction of the reform and opening up policy, China has achieved rapid economic development and recorded a significant rise in the income level of its urban and rural residents as a whole. However, the level of income varies from industry to industry, from rural to urban areas, and from region to region, and the gap is widening. Estimates show that the Gini coefficient (an economic indicator measuring disparities in personal income) in China was 0.424 in 1996, 0.456 in 1998,…     

Li Bin： Learn and Implement in Earnest the Fundamentals of the Recently Concluded Annual Sessions of the NPC and CPPCC,and Carry out Population and Family Planning Work in a Down-to-earth Manner（Excerpt）

Li Bin, Minister of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, recently pointed out that the most important action we can take to implement the basic ideas of the recently concluded annual sessions of NPC and CPPCC is to carry out population and family planning work in 2008 in a down-to-earth manner according to the deployment and requirements of Premier Wen Jiabao＇s Report on the Work of the Government,     

National Teleconference on Family Planning Work was Held Li Keqiang Made Important Instructions

National Teleconference on Family Planning Work was held in Beijing on February 27,2014. Li Keqiang, Member of the Standing Committee of CPC Central Committee Political Bureau and Premier of the State Council made important instructions, ＂Adjusting and improving fertility policies is related to the overall economic and social development and in line with the wishes of the vast masses. While adhering to the basic national policy of family planning,     

What are Chinese Men and Women Afraid of Nowadays？

Everyone has something to fear. At the end of 2012, Baidu Knowledge collected statisticson near 20 million questions related to ＂＇fear＇ and issued a list named ＂What do Chinese fear lbr？＂, according to which, it analyzed different fears by Chinese. The psychology of fear is due to uncertainty about people, things and the future. The things people fear for change with age, living experience and the environment. Although the conclusion of the list is not rigorous, however to a certain degree, it reflects the worries of the current society. The most interesting and noteworthy thing is that there are huge differences between men and women.