In an innovative approach to civic education, student representatives from 11 local high schools recently attended a session of Shanghai's Hongkou district people's congress as special observers, gaining firsthand exposure to civic engagement and grassroots governance.
The economy of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region expanded at a steady clip during the 14th Five-Year Plan period (2021-25), with fixed-asset investment and foreign trade growth among the highest in the country, officials said.
Nineteen provinces and municipalities across China provided 19.7 billion yuan (about $2.8 billion) in aid to Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region in 2025, focusing on economic growth and livelihood improvements, according to the ongoing regional legislative session.
Beijing has passed its first foundational and comprehensive regulation on elderly care, set to take effect on July 1, local authorities said at a news conference on Thursday.
Xiong'an New Area in Hebei province is gaining momentum as a rising hub for aerospace information and satellite internet, with expanding industrial clusters, growing enterprise chains and its first locally built satellite signaling faster development of high-end innovative industries.
Guangdong province, an economic powerhouse in South China, plans to create a globally influential industrial and technological innovation center by building more innovation platform carriers in 2026, a senior government official said on Monday.
Chongqing, the industrial powerhouse of southwestern China, has announced a GDP growth target of over 5 percent for 2026, according to the annual session of the municipal people's congress, which commenced on Wednesday.
When delivering the report on Tuesday, as the fourth session of the 14th Hubei Provincial People's Congress opened in Wuhan, Li Dianxun, governor of Hubei, said that the province will respond to new demands for practical, emotional, and knowledge values in 2026.