Communiqué on Major Data of the Third National Economic Census(No. 1)

December 16,2014 According to the Notice of the State Council on Conducting the Third National Economic Census[No.(2012)60],China carried out its third national economic census with December 31,2013 as the reference time and all activities of 2013 should be reported.The economic census covered all legal entities,establishments and selfemployed units which were engaged in the secondary and tertiary industries     

State Family Planning Commission Renamed

Zhang Weiqing, minister of the State Population and Family Planning Commission, and Pan Guiyu, vice minister of the commission, unveiled the new sign of the renamed commission. At the First Session of the 10th National People抯 Congress held in March, it was decided that the State Family Planning Commission be renamed State Population and Family Planning Commission as part of the government administrative restructuring plan. According to Minister Zhang, the State Council renamed th…     

COMMUNIQU ON MAJOR FIGURES OF THE 2000 POPULATION CENSUS (No. 1)

In accordance with decision of the State Council, China carried out its fifth national population census on November 1st, 2000. Thanks to the leadership of State Council and governments at all levels and the support and cooperation from people of various nationalities, the field enumeration was completed through the painstaking efforts and hard work of nearly ten million census workers. The post-enumeration check by sample survey showed that the enumeration was successful. At present, all da…     

National Health and Family Planning Commission is Formed by Ministry of Health and National Population and Family Planning Commission

In Plan on the Reform and Function Transformation of State Council Organs reviewed and approved at the First Session of the Twelfth National People’s Congress,it proposes to integrate the responsibilities of Ministry of Health with the family planning management and service function of National Population and Family Planning Commission (NPFPC) by forming National Health and Family Planning Commission, in order to pay more efforts on maintaining the basic national policy of family planning, enhance the work of     

Impact of Family Planning on Chinese Families

ince its inception in the late 1970s and along with the reform and opening-up drive, the family planning program in China has brought significant changes to the national economy as well as people抯 lives. During the two decades, the central government and the State Council issued a series of documents guiding the national family planning work. These include the Open Letter to All Party and Youth League Members on Controlling Population Growth in China issued in 1980, the Decision on Stre…     

Improving Public Service and People’s Livelihood:Interpretation of the Four Highlights of Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National System of Basic

To promote the social construction with emphasis on protection and improvement of people’s livelihood, establish a harmonious society and uphold fairness and justice,the State Council officially released the Twelfth Five-Year Plan for National System of Basic Public Services.What are     

Reorientation of the Population and Family Planning Work——Based on the Institutional Restructuring

According to the 12th National People’s Congress,China has newly founded the National Health and Family Planning Commission by merging former Ministry of Health and National Population and Family Planning Commission.The restructuring has clearly indicated the end of the"family planning comprehensive reform"and the reform of overall plan to solve the population problem,as the State Council is repositioning the population and family planning work.Under the new institution,we have opportunities together with challenges,that is,the resource allocation of medical care and public health services and that of family planning services can be optimized,but there are still contradictions and problems in the service concept and method.Besides,some typical areas of family planning work may face embarrassment,namely,full population information technology,FP system of rewards and assistance,research and consultation of floating population,etc.     

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.     

Legal Protection for Women to Improve

Revisions to the Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women (also known as the Women’s Law) and the Law on the Protection of Minors have been included in the legislative plan of the 10th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, which is currently in session. The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) submitted draft amendments to the Women's Law to the State Council at the end of last year. The amendments include adding the national policy ofgender equali…     

Overall improvement of the standard for the family planning service level of the floating population

To strengthen the management of family planning services to the floating population is an important task to solve the population issue under the new situation in China. In 2006, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China （CPC） and the State Council made a ＂Decision on Overall Strengthening of the Population and Family Planning Work to Address the Population Issue In an Allround Way＂, which took the floating population service management as one of the five major tasks for addressing the population issue under the new situation.     

The Statistical Communiqué of the People's Republic of China on the 2007 National Economic and Social Development

National Bureau ofStatistics ofChina Feb.28th,2008 Population,People's Living Standard and Social Security By the end of 2007,the total population of the nation was approximately1.3 billion(1,321,290,000),up by6·81 million     

International Conference on Biodemography and Multistate Event History Analysis on Healthy Aging was Convened

On 15 October 2012,the International Conference on Biodemography and Multistate Event History Analysis on Healthy Aging,jointly organized by Center for Healthy Aging and Development Studies of Peking University,China Population and Development Research Center and Institute of Population and Development of Zhejiang University,was held in Beijing.Professor Jiang Zhenghua,vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the 9th and 10th National People’s     

Vice Minister Wang Pei’an led a delegation to attend the 44th Session of UN Commission on Population and Development

Fertility,reproductive health and development were the themes for discussion in the session. Mr.Wang Pei’an,Vice Minister of National Population and Family Planning of China(NPFPC) led a Chinese delegation to attend the 44th Session of UN Commission on Population and Development on April 11-15,2011 at UN headquarters in New York. The themes of the 44th session were Fertility,reproductive health and development.The Chairperson of the 44th Session was Brian Bowler(Malawi); The Vice-Chairpersons were     

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,     

Explanation about Areas Administered by NHFPC in Government Work Report

At 9 pm on March 5,2015,the Third Session of the 12th National People’s Congress opened at the Great Hall of the People.The session heard the report on the work of the government delivered by Li Keqiang,Premier of the State Council and examined the annual planning and budget reports.What is the progress of policy implementation of critical illness insurance?What is the next step?What new policy will be adopted in public     

Statistical Communiqué of the People’s Republic of China on the 2012 National Economic and Social Development

February 22,2013 In 2012, faced with the complicated and severe international situation and arduous tasks of domestic reform, development and stability, under the firm leadership of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council,the people of all nationalities of China, taking the scientific development as the theme and the transformation of economic development mode     

Report on the Work of the Government （Excerpt）

The following is an excerpt from the REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE GOVERNMENT delivered at the First Session of the Eleventh National People＇s Congress on March 5^th ,2008, by Wen Jiabao, Premier of the State Council.     

Premium of Endowment Insurance for Civil Servants will be Paid by Employers and Individuals

There is finally precise information about the reform in endowment insurance to abolish the"double-track system".On December 23,2014,Mr.Ma Kai,Vice Premier of the State Council,delivered a work report on behalf of the State Council at the 12th Session of the Standing Committee of the Twelfth National People’s Congress about the progress made in comprehensively advancing the establishment of urban     

NPFPC Releases Ten Convenience and Rights-protecting Measures on Family Planning for the Floating Population and Peasant Workers

On January 4th, 2007, the National Population and Family Planning Commission released the Ten Convenience and Rights-protecting Measures on Family Planning for the Floating Population and Peasant Workers.     

China will Continue to Adhere to Integrated Decision-making on Population and Development

正Cui Li,Vice Minister of National Health and Family Planning Commission(NHFPC)of China attended the 47th Session of the United Nations Commission on Population and Development at the UN Headquarters on April 7,2014 and said the Chinese government would continue to uphold the spirit and principles of International Conference on Population and Development(ICPD),