Top 10 news of Chinese people's lives in 2012
Source:Xinhua Published: 2012-12-27 18:09:57
1. Arbitrary collection of education fees strictly controlled On February 23, the Ministry of Education, together with the National Development and Reform Commission and National Audit Office, announced eight measures aimed at regulating the disorderly charging of fees for compulsory education. This action was seen as a sign of the authorities’ determination to correct malpractices in education. The cartoon shows the “law of the jungle” principle. Photo: Xinhua
2. Continually improving national medical care system On March 14, the State Council put out a plan aimed at improving the quality of medical services and easing the burden on citizens receiving medical treatment from 2012 to 2015. The photo shows a patient going through formalities at a traditional Chinese medical hospital in Changchun, Northeast China’s Jilin Province on May 8. Photo: Xinhua
3. Safety management regulation for school buses launched Regulations for school bus safety management were officially launched and became effective on April 5, which will serve as a legal guarantee of school buses’ safety. The photo shows local police guiding children onto their new school bus in Fuqing, East China’s Fujian Province on August 31. Photo: Xinhua
4. Food and medical safety The State Council published regulations on enforcing food safety work on June 23 after a series of safety scandals, such as poisonous capsules and plasticizer found in alcohol. The photo shows industrial gelatin-made capsule products by a medical production company in Xinchang, East China’s Zhejiang Province. Photo: Xinhua
5. Beijing suffers heaviest rainfall in 61 years On July 21, Beijing suffered its heaviest rainfall in 61 years, which resulted in 79 deaths and affected 1.9 million people. The disaster exposed shortcomings in crisis management ability and also reflected the best in human nature. The photo shows firemen and volunteers rescuing passengers from a bus under the Lianhua Bridge. Photo: Xinhua
6. Free highway travel during national holidays The State Council announced on August 2 that expressways will exempt passenger cars from paying toll fees across the country during Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day, as well as the Spring Festival, Tomb-sweeping Day and Labor Day every year. The photo shows cars passing the toll station without stopping to pay at Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province on September 30. Photo: Xinhua
7. Education fairness promoted The State Council required local governments to establish practical policies for non-local students attending the gaokao on August 30, which was seen as a positive sign for pushing forward fairness in education. The photo shows a student named Tian Wei from Chongqing answering a question in class at the Jinjiang No. 1 Middle School, East China’s Fujian Province on September 30. Photo: Xinhua
8. Car recall system updated Regulations on the recall of defective cars were established by the State Council on October 30. The rule increases punishments for hiding product defects and failing to recall problem cars, and will increase safety for car owners. The photo shows workers at a Toyota 4s shop repairing a recalled Corolla in Chongqing, November 1. Photo: Xinhua
9. Low-income housing plan drawn up ahead of schedule The latest statistics from the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development showed that the planned 5 million low-income houses had been built in October, two months earlier than scheduled. The photo shows a resident walking with her child in their new low-income house in Tianjin on July 17. Photo: Xinhua
10. First national traffic safety day established December 12 was set as National Traffic Safety Day, promoting road safety and strengthening safety education for citizens. The photo shows an officer holding a sign that reads: “Say no to the Chinese way of crossing roads” in South China’s Guangdong Province, December 1. Photo: Xinhua
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