Home > Top News: China, EU pledge to bolster ties China and the European Union (EU) in Beijing Thursday pledged to promote bilateral ties, as the two sides strive to overcome the negative impact of the international financial and European debt crises. He Guoqiang urges more supervision of local gov'ts A senior Chinese official Wednesday urged local governments to cooperate with the central government in supervision and inspection work. China: fresh measures to resume six-party talks Visiting China's special representative on Korean Peninsula affairs Wu Dawei said Tuesday that Beijing plans to put forward fresh measures to resume the stalled six-party talks at an early date. Wen reiterates necessity for improving education Premier Wen Jiabao has said that better education is essential to a powerful China, repeating the central authorities' call to prioritize education reform and development. Legislature launches law inspection over agricultural techniques China's top legislature Sunday initiated a nationwide inspection over Agricultural Techniques Promotion Law in an effort to boost the development of the country's vast rural area while ensuring the nation's food security. Legislature passes People's Mediation Law The law establishes the people's mediation committee as the legal organization to resolve everyday disputes, and sets down the procedure for formation of such an organization within community committees. Top legislature conducts inquiry into gov't report on grain safety China's top legislature held an inquiry Friday into the government's report on grain safety in an effort to improve the legislative supervisory role. Lawmakers deliberate various reports Chinese lawmakers Thursday discussed a series of reports on state grain safety and the implementation of the central budget, among others, which underlined both people's livelihoods and economic growth in the second half of the year. China probes deadly plane crash The State Council has set up a special work group to probe the cause of the crash. President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao ordered a thorough investigation and beefed-up efforts to ensure air travel safety. Hu, Wen urge all-out efforts to save passengers injured in plane crash They also ordered a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and thorough inspections within the civil aviation system to eliminate any safety risks. Some 253,500 evacuated due to floods Some 253,500 residents have been safely evacuated in northeast China's Liaoning Province after torrential rains caused waters to rise to the highest level in more than a decade along a major river bordering China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), local officials said Sunday. China-DPRK border flood still severe Danger of a flooding Yalu River on the border of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) still looms large as a new round of rainstorm is forecast to pelt Sunday the river basin. China urges increased efforts fighting Yalu River floods China's flood control authority Saturday urged more efforts to battle flooding in areas along the Yalu River in northeast China's Liaoning Province, to ensure the safety of local residents. Chinese leaders donate to mudslide-stricken Zhouqu Chinese President Hu Jintao and other state leaders have made donations to help the relief and reconstruction work in Zhouqu County, which was devastated by a massive mudslide. Chinese leaders vow to make Party affairs public The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has instructed CPC local branches to be more open in Party affairs. China starts rebuilding plan work for Zhouqu China's Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development said Wednesday that it has begun work on the reconstruction plan for the mudslide-flattened Zhouqu County in northwest China's Gansu Province. Chinese armed police units, officers commended Premier Wen Jiabao and Chairman of the Central Military Commission Hu Jintao have signed an order to bestow two armed police officers and a unit with first-class merit awards for their outstanding work. Hu, Medvedev confer on disasters, bilateral ties Medvedev conveyed his heartfelt condolences to China over its worst mudslides in decades and the great loss of life and property, expressing belief the Chinese government and people would overcome all difficulties and prevail over the disaster. Wen urges development of NE China The old industrial bases in northeastern China are at a key growth point and relevant policies should be carried out in full to build it into a new engine for economic growth, said Premier Wen. Senior leader stresses Tibet's development, stability A senior Chinese leader has called on local various-level governments and people in Tibet to make continuous efforts to achieve "leapfrog development and lasting stability" in the autonomous region.