Policy Updates
- China to publicize stimulus package details
Gov't promised to disclose detailed expenditures of  four-trillion-yuan stimulus package.
- China adopts Food Safety Law
China's top legislature on Feb.28 approved the Food Safety Law.
- Shanghai details new hukou policy
Shanghai is opening its gates wider to talent by approving hukou to experienced professionals from other provinces.
- Plan to preserve ecological safety in Tibet unveiled
The State Council approved the plan on Wednesday.
- Companies to inform gov't of layoffs 30 days prior
The central gov't told employers to inform trade unions of their layoff plans of mass layoffs at least 30 days in advance.
- Regulation of loan guarantee service tightened
Local gov't ordered to ease financing difficulties for small and medium-sized enterprises.
- Pension fund to draw in more workers
Millions of rural and urban migrant workers will be better protected under new pension fund regulations.
- Regulation on technology import procedures revised
China revises regulation on technology import procedures.
- China to stimulate hybrid cars
China is to offer policy incentives to speed up spread of energy-saving cars in 13 pilot cities.
- China passes new medical reform plan
China's State Council, or Cabinet, passed a long awaited medical reform plan.
- China unveils support package to auto, steel industries
The State Council unveiled a support package on Jan. 14 to boost the two "pillar industries".
- Boost employment in 2009
China has embarked on active measures to minimize job cuts and has pledged to boost employment this year.
- China takes new policies on car fuel levy, road policing
China started taking new administrative policies on New Year's Day, including two regulations on car fuel levy and road policing.
- China lowers fuel prices
China decided to slash domestic fuel prices starting midnight Thursday, as the country gave a green light to a long-awaited plan on fuel taxes and refined oil product pricing.
- Fuel prices to drop under new fuel-pricing plan
China's existing pump prices will go down a bit as the country begins reform of fuel taxation, expected to take place on Jan. 1 of 2009, an official said on Dec.9.
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