BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's grain yield this year is expected to hit a record high of 530.8 billion kilograms, which would represent the sixth consecutive year of output growth, said a statement released on Monday after the conclusion of the Central Conference on Rural Work.

China's annual central rural work conference opens in Beijing

    BEIJING, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- China's annual central conference on rural work, which would set the tone for next year's agricultural and rural development, opened here on Sunday morning.

    As China's economic recovery continues, the meeting is expected to study policies and measures to improve coordinated development between urban and rural areas and reinforce the basis for the development of agriculture and rural regions.  Full story