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That the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security is working to draw up a plan for delaying retirement has sparked a heated debate. Vice-minister You Jun said on Friday the ministry will widely solicit opinion to make it as acceptable as possible for all. Delayed retirement means postponing the retirement age, and the advantages of this can be summed up in three ways. It is good for the sustainability of the pension fund system, the stability of the labor supply and the integration of individuals into society to create more wealth. But given other countries' practices, delayed retirement does not necessarily mitigate the heavy pressure rapid aging imposes on a society. Take Japan, for example. With the highest proportion of elderly citizens of any country in the world, it increased the normal retirement age from 50 to 65 in four decades, and the number may reach 70 in the near future. However, Japan is still not able to resolve its pension crisis and labor shortage, as ... » Learn More about Flexible retirement an option for ‘aging society’

This year, the agenda of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, includes a critical item that is only discussed once every half a decade, a new five-year plan. The 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) is bound to be one of the most transformational plans since the founding of the People's Republic of China, as it departs from the emphasis on economic growth and restructuring that was characteristic of past plans to focus on the sustainability of growth and the quality of life. To this end, the 14th Five-Year Plan outlines renewed efforts to close the rural-urban income divide, promote innovation, and move faster toward low-carbon development. These objectives are reinforced by the longer-term perspective ingrained in China's Vision 2035, which lays down the path for China to become a moderately developed country by 2035 and a global leader in innovation. It also foresees domestic demand to be a main driver of future growth under the "dual circulation" development paradigm. ... » Learn More about China’s plan for inclusive future vital for region

The two sessions starting Thursday will discuss the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035, which has drawn widespread attention at home and abroad since it was proposed by the top authorities in late October. According to the proposal, China is likely to become a medium-level developed country in terms of per capita GDP by 2035. As President Xi Jinping said in a statement on the proposal: "It is entirely possible for China to meet the current high-income countries' standards by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) and to double the economic aggregate or per capita income by 2035." Nation on road to achieving target Economists have little doubt that China will become a high-income country, based on current standards, by the end of the 14th Five-Year Plan. According to World Bank criteria, a country with per capita gross national income of $12,535 is defined as a high-income ... » Learn More about China has potential to realize 2035 goal

The planet is indeed on "red alert" as United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Friday. Not least because the climate action policies of most countries will not come close to meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. The UN secretary-general described 2021 as the "make or break year" following the release of a UN Framework Convention on Climate Change report, which analyzed the updated action plans submitted by 75 nations ahead of November's COP26 climate summit. The current policies were found not to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. With the current policies, it will not be possible to halt global warming to below 2 C, preferably 1.5 C, compared to pre-industrial levels, by the end of the century to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. According to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, CO2 emissions must be reduced by about 45 percent by 2030 from the 2010 level and reach net zero by 2050 to ensure this temperature limit goal is reached. ... » Learn More about Exemplary efforts for more climate action: China Daily editorial

The world is presently grappling with the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the social, economic and political spheres. India can be counted among those nations that have been impacted severely. COVID-19 has affected all sectors. However, there are areas where countries such as India should be more worried about. One of them is education, especially education of the girl child. Around 300 million children across all age groups are reported to be out of school in India now (the number is of the period when all schools were closed) . And as and when schools finally reopen in the country, the number of children returning to class has to be closely scrutinised. The education sector faces the challenges of delivery, especially of pedagogical processes, classroom assessment frameworks, students’ support and teacher-student engagement. Also read | E-learning in India, a case of bad education Realistic assessment is key More than just the numbers, the authorities have to ... » Learn More about The blank pages in India’s online learning experience

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's independently developed AG600 large amphibious aircraft has entered a new flight test phase targeting its firefighting capacities, announced its developer on Thursday. The AG600 aircraft on Thursday completed the first flight test of its aerial water-dropping functions in Jingmen, central China's Hubei Province, said the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC). It marked a major step forward for the development of the large amphibious aircraft model, which is of great importance to the country in strengthening its natural disaster prevention and emergency rescue capacities. The aircraft performed well during the test of its water-dropping capabilities, which is one of the key functions of the amphibious aircraft model. It is expected that the AG600 aircraft will proceed to conduct flight tests dropping water over fire sites before the end of the year, the AVIC said. During Thursday's flight test, the AG600 ... » Learn More about Across China: China’s AG600 amphibious aircraft begins firefighting capacity testing

Video Player Close BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's development has been advancing in a new historic journey since late 2017, when Chinese President Xi Jinping noted at the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) National Congress that China's economy was transitioning from a phase of rapid growth to a stage of high-quality development. To forestall and defuse various kinds of risks and proactively address challenges brought by external changes, China needs to focus on taking care of its own matters and improving the quality of development, Xi has said. It is widely believed that this new vision for development, featuring innovative, coordinated, green, open and shared development, benefits not only China, but the world as a whole. "China will work with other countries to build an open, inclusive, clean and beautiful world that enjoys lasting peace, universal security and common prosperity," Xi said in his speech at World Economic Forum Virtual Event of the Davos Agenda in ... » Learn More about Xiplomacy: Xi on China’s pursuit of high-quality development

China should speed up the commercialization of autonomous vehicles and deploy smart transport systems using emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and 5G, Chinese internet tycoon Robin Li said on Wednesday. "Low-carbon transport, accelerated commercialization of autonomous driving and the use of tech-enabled smart transport will ease traffic congestion, provide convenient and environmentally-friendly travel options and achieve the carbon dioxide emission targets," said Li, chairman and CEO of internet search giant Baidu Inc. Li, who is also a member of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, said the government must boost policy innovation, establish a large-scale commercial promotion mechanism for autonomous driving with the participation of governments at all levels, enterprises, universities and research institutes, and encourage research and development, and innovation in the autonomous driving sector. Baidu has ... » Learn More about Baidu’s Li makes a case for using emerging tech to sustain innovation

China's Tianwen 1 robotic probe Mars mission is proceeding well and is scheduled to land its rover on the red planet in May or June, said a senior space scientist. Bao Weimin, director of science and technology at China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told reporters on Thursday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing that the spacecraft is in good condition and is travelling at 4.8 kilometers per second in an orbit above Mars, using its scientific payloads to observe and investigate an optimal landing site. He mentioned the three high-definition pictures of Mars taken by Tianwen 1 and published by China's space authority published on Thursday morning, saying the images contain a great deal of scientific data. Bao made the remarks before attending the opening ceremony of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is a member of the CPPCC ... » Learn More about Tianwen 1 Mars mission ‘proceeding well’

Kerala’s cumulative case burden of COVID-19 cases rose to 10,64,279, with the State reporting 2,938 new cases on Tuesday, when 68,094 samples were tested in the past 24 hours. The test positivity rate that dropped below 5% for the first time on Monday, stayed at 4.31% on Tuesday. Of the 68,094 tests done by the State, 38,449 were rapid antigen assay while the RT-PCR test numbered 26,951. Other molecular diagnostic tests like Truenat, CBNAAT, constituted the remaining tests. The State has been reporting significantly higher number of recoveries than new cases since the past several days, helping the active case pool drop steadily. On Tuesday, with 3,512 persons reported to have recovered from their disease, the active case pool dropped to 47,277. The cumulative recoveries reported by the State ever since the pandemic began thus rose to 10,12, 484 cases. The addition of 16 new deaths that took place last week in the State to the official list of COVID-19 fatalities in the State ... » Learn More about COVID-19 | 2,938 new cases in Kerala