Policies released on building "new socialist countryside" 02-21 15:50:52

China's central authorities released Tuesday its first major document of the year which calls for the construction of a "new socialist countryside" as the foremost task facing China in the 2006-2010 five-year period.

Govt resolves to build "new socialist countryside"   20/02 02:37:41

Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday pledged that his government would increase the funding for rural development this year, the latest of a series of official moves aimed at speeding up the modernization of China's vast countryside.

Poor region benefits from "new socialist countryside" policy  06/03 20:52:15

"We villagers now can drink clean tap water as urban residents do," said Zhao Caihong, with a broad smile on her face. "We used to fetch water from rivers, which were often contaminated with the livestock's excrement and urine." Zhao is also happy and contented that her family moved last year from a old shanty into a big new one, benefiting from a government-funded house renovation project.

Hu calls for boosting rural development  15 /02 08:38:15

President Hu Jintao Tuesday asked provincial and ministerial heads to attach importance and take concrete actions to boost rural development.

Premier promises great change in rural areas   20/02 23:31:41

Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday promised increased funding for rural development this year and make it the first step to bring great change to rural areas.

CPPCC leader calls for rural development  15/02 23:35:41

Senior leader Jia Qinglin called for pooling wisdom and strength of various sides to promote the development of "new socialist countryside" during his recent visit to rural areas.

Zeng Qinghong tours rural areas in Hunan  07/02 07:25:41

Vice-President Zeng Qinghong made a study tour in Changsha County in Central China's Hunan Province between Feb. 3 and Feb. 6, stressing the importance of building socialist new countryside.

Efforts urged to build new socialist countryside  12/02 14:41:41

The publicity chief of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Saturday completed a four-day tour around farms in the southern province of Hainan, and called for efforts to build new socialist countryside.

CPC's development proposal signals balanced growth: WB  13/02 14:38:41

The World Bank said the proposal made by the Communist Party of China (CPC) for the coming five years stresses more equitable development and more care for the environment, although economic development remains its top priority.

China aims to improve education, public health in rural areas   20/01 00:26:18

The government will improve public services, especially education and public health, in rural areas, said Premier Wen Jiabao in a speech issued by the State Council on Thursday.

Wen: Rural area development key to stability   19/01 20:13:01

The State Council, or China's central government, Thursday released a recent speech by Premier Wen Jiabao on rural issues. The Chinese premier noted in the speech that the development of the rural area is a key issue in China's national rejuvenation and long-term stability.

China to shift infrastructure focus from cities to countryside  31/12 2005 19:57:41

China pledges to take countryside as priority in infrastructure investment next year, in order to initiate the premier strategy of building a "socialist new countryside" for the coming five years.

China sets goals for building new socialist countryside  29/12 2005 23:59:41

A central work meeting on rural development, which concluded here on Thursday, has set the targets for building a new socialist countryside in China during the upcoming 11th Five-Year Development Program period (2006-2010).