As the economic stimulus package is about to be reined back this year, the NPC is set to look at measures to boost consumption in a country with one of the world's highest savings ratios.

Military spending will see surprisingly low growth this year, which senior officers and analysts attribute to a difficult financial year.

Global miners have upped the ante in their forthcoming negotiations with Chinese steel mills by seeking a 50 percent increase in the long-term contract iron ore prices for 2010-11. Refocus on Iron Ore Talks

The banking regulator will soon come out with rules governing the payment system for commercial lenders and may join the global efforts to curb excessive risk-taking by clamping down on bank bonuses.

The government has formulated a 10-year program under which clean energy will account for 15 percent of the total consumption mix by 2020, a top official has revealed. Energy chief also conservationist, poet