NEW YORK fake oakley sunglasses, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese ceramics and works of art were on spotlight as New York Asia Week kicked off on Friday to promote and celebrate the remarkable realm of Asian art, antiques and design.

Sotheby's New York presents Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art as part of the Asia Week series of auctions. It includes a wide selection of ceramics, jades and furniture including a number of imperial works, expected to bring 11.9 million U.S. dollars to 16.8 million U.S. dollars.

For the first time, 163 pieces of fine classical Chinese paintings and calligraphy dating from the 12th century to the 20th century have joined Sotheby's Asia Week auction. Among them, an ink scroll ``Eagle Perching on the Pine'' by Qi Baishi is the priciest lot of Asia Week auctions, which is expected to bring 1.2 million U.S. dollars to 1.5 million U.S. dollars.

"People admire Chinese art and culture very deeply," Henry Howard-Sneyd, Sotheby's Vice Chairman of Asian Art, Americas, told Xinhua, adding that the Chinese paintings auction this year will achieve great sales.

Asia Week New York 2012, which runs from March 16 to March 24, will exhibit the rarest and finest examples of Asian porcelain, jewelry, paintings, ceramics, sculpture, books, bronzes in five auction houses replica oakley sunglasses, 17 museums and cultural institutions throughout the city.

BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Following is the full text of the Report on the Implementation of the 2011 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the 2012 Draft Plan for National Economic and Social Development, which was submitted on March 5, 2012 for review at the Fifth Session of the 11th National People's Congress and was adopted on March 14.

REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 2011 PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND ON THE 2012 DRAFT PLAN FOR NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT

Fifth Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress

March 5, 2012

National Development and Reform Commission

Fellow Deputies,

The National Development and Reform Commission has been entrusted by the State Council to report on the implementation of the 2011 plan and on the 2012 draft plan for national economic and social development for your deliberation and approval at the Fifth Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress (NPC) fake oakley sunglasses, and also for comments and suggestions from the members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).

I. Implementation of the 2011 Plan for National Economic and Social Development

In the face of complex, volatile political and economic landscapes abroad and new circumstances and changes in economic activities at home in 2011, all localities and departments followed the decisions and arrangements of the central leadership, and took scientific development as the theme and accelerating transformation of the pattern of economic development as the main thread of work. Based on the plan for national economic and social development adopted at the Fourth Session of the Eleventh NPC, we strengthened and improved macro-control, balanced efforts to sustain steady and robust economic development, restructure the economy and manage inflation expectations, and consolidated and expanded upon the achievements we made in countering the impact of the global financial crisis. Our national economy continued to move in the direction guided by macro-control efforts, gaining momentum with robust growth, stabilized prices, fairly good effect, and improved people's wellbeing. Overall, we successfully implemented the plan for 2011 and got the Twelfth Five-Year Plan off to a good start.

1. The economy developed steadily and robustly.

The economy operated steadily on the whole, and economic performance stayed at a relatively high level. Preliminary estimates suggested China's gross domestic product (GDP) amounted to 47.1564 trillion yuan, an increase of 9.2% over the previous year, and 1.2 percentage points higher than the targeted figure. Economic growth fell slightly year on year, but it was in conformity with the orientation of macro-control designated at the beginning of the year, and it still remained high. Primary industries grew 4.5%, secondary industries grew 10.6%, and tertiary industries grew 8.9%, surpassing the targeted figures by 0.2, 2.4 and 0.4 percentage points, respectively. Total value-added of industry came to 18.86 trillion yuan, up 10.7%. By establishing a better balance between supply and demand in coal, electricity, petroleum, gas and transport, we were able to meet all the demands of people's lives, demands from important areas, and demands placed on us at crucial times. The quality and effect of economic growth continued to improve; large industrial enterprises posted a gain of 5.45 trillion yuan in profits, up 25.4% from the previous year; national revenue totaled 10.37 trillion yuan, an increase of 24.8%; and the fiscal deficit was 50 billion yuan less than the budgeted amount.

Consumption and investment grew steadily, and domestic demand gave notably stronger impetus to economic growth. All policies and measures to boost consumption were earnestly implemented and constantly improved. Retail sales of consumer goods totaled 18.3919 trillion yuan, an increase of 17.1% and 1.1 percentage points higher than the target. The investment structure was adjusted and improved, and the amount of nongovernmental investment, along with its proportion, continued to grow. China's total fixed-asset investment amounted to 31.1022 trillion yuan, up 23.6% and 5.6 percentage points higher than the target, with the eastern replica oakley sunglasses, central, western and northeastern regions growing 20.1%, 27.5%, 28.7% and 30.4%, respectively. This includes a 34.3% increase in nongovernmental investment (excluding investment by rural households), or a year-on-year increase of 4.5 percentage points in its share of the total fixed-asset investment. Final consumption and gross capital formation contributed 4.7 percentage points and 5 percentage points to economic growth, respectively. Final consumption made up 51.6% of this growth, 10.1 percentage points higher than the previous year, and gross capital formation made up 54.2%, up 1.4 percentage points.

2. Initial results were achieved in curbing price increases.

Market supply remained stable. We worked hard to develop agriculture and grain production in particular, supported the construction of vegetable production bases, and implemented a policy to support hog production. We began temporarily purchasing and stockpiling cotton, canola seeds, soybeans and corn, and established a reserve system for winter and spring vegetables in major northern cities. We organized as needed the import and release of corn, soybeans, edible oils, cotton, sugar, pork and other commodities in short supply, and released a total of 39.86 million tons of grain and 1.27 million tons of sugar from national reserves.

Monetary conditions improved significantly. We used a combination of various monetary policy tools, raising required reserve ratios six times and the benchmark interest rates on savings and loans three times. We granted 7.47 trillion yuan of RMB loans for the year, 390.1 billion less than the previous year. The balance of year-end broad money supply (M2) rose 13.6% year on year, down 2.4 percentage points from the target figure.

Distribution costs were brought under control. We eliminated, reduced or exempted a number of fees and charges relating to farmers and enterprises. We adopted a preferential price policy on the water and electricity used for producing agricultural and sideline products, and exempted value-added tax (VAT) on vegetable wholesaling and retailing. Work on reviewing toll roads and phasing out tolls on government-financed Grade II highways moved forward in an orderly manner. Collection of stall rental fees at farm produce markets and slotting allowances demanded by supermarkets was further standardized.

Oversight of the market continued to be tightened. We severely punished a small number of commercial enterprises for illegal pricing practices, carried out intensive campaigns to crack down on price fraud, the malicious hoarding of goods, and rumors of impending price increases, and aggressively pushed forward law enforcement efforts to counter price fixing. Last year, we dealt with all manner of pricing irregularities totaling 45,100 cases, and imposed economic penalties worth 2.091 billion yuan.

Price increases declined gradually. The rise in the consumer price index (CPI) fell each month from 6.5% in July to 4.1% in December, and it increased 5.4% year on year, failing to meet the target. Rises in housing prices dropped in major cities, and in December oakley sunglasses, nine out of the 70 large and medium-sized cities witnessed a year-on-year decrease in the prices of newly built commodity housing, and 52 of them saw prices fall over the last month.

The effects of rising prices were cushioned. A comprehensive mechanism was set up to coordinate social assistance and social security benefits with price increases, a system of price adjustment funds was established in accordance with the law and was constantly improved, and throughout the year, temporary price subsidies totaling nearly 10 billion yuan were granted across the country.

China's patrol ship "Haijian 50" patrols in waters near the Diaoyu Islands, March 16, 2012. The patrol by China Marine Surveillance, the country's maritime law enforcement authorities, was carried out by two patrol ships "Haijian 50" and "Haijian 66", which arrived in waters near the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles in the early morning of Friday. Authorized by the Chinese State Council, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), the country's maritime authority, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs released standard names of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles recently. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

Chief officer Li Yimin (L) and sailor Zhu Yaotao control China's patrol ship "Haijian 50" to patrol in waters near the Diaoyu Islands, March 16, 2012. The patrol by China Marine Surveillance, the country's maritime law enforcement authorities, was carried out by two patrol ships "Haijian 50" and "Haijian 66", which arrived in waters near the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles in the early morning of Friday. Authorized by the Chinese State Council, the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), the country's maritime authority, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs released standard names of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles recently. (Xinhua/Zhang Jiansong)

BEIJING, March 16 (Xinhua) -- A Foreign Ministry spokesman defended recent naval activity by China on Friday, describing the activities of patrol boats located near the Diaoyu Islands as "lawful."

"Our law enforcement vessels patrolled waters close to the Diaoyu Islands to maintain normal order and safeguard China's maritime rights and interests oakley sunglasses," spokesman Liu Weimin said during a routine press conference.

Liu reiterated that the Diaoyu Islands and its adjacent islets are part of China's territory.

The State Oceanic Administration issued a statement Friday saying that two of its surveillance ships, the Haijian 50 and Haijian 66, arrived in the area early Friday morning to begin regular patrols.

Luxury watches received the most complaints among all the luxury items in China last year, according to a survey released on Thursday, International Day for Consumers' Rights and Interests.

The World Luxury Association, releasing a report on the consumer satisfaction of luxury goods, collected 3,756 complaints on luxury goods in China between March 15, 2011 and March 15 this year.

The survey showed that 46 percent of the complaints are about watches, followed by bags and clothes, luxury cars and jewelry.

"As a kind of mechanical item, after-sales service is more important for watches than other luxury items, because the mechanical items are more likely to have faults," said Yang Qingshan, guest researcher on luxury goods and services at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

In China, the sellers of luxury watches do not take the responsibility to fix them Fake Oakley Minute 2.0 Transitions Solfx Sunglasses, Yang said, which is one of the reasons for complaints about luxury watches.

The survey showed that most luxury consumers are not satisfied with the after-sales service for luxury goods and only 16 percent of consumers said their complaints were resolved.

"Although the market is large, China's consumers do not receive enough attention from international luxury brands," said Ouyang Kun, director of the World Luxury Association's China Office.

He said the complicated and long process of after-sales service increases consumers' difficulties in receiving the services.

The association has appealed to the international luxury brands to set up a unified after-sales service system. That would include hotlines, a fixed process of after-sales service, labels of origin and local repair centers.

"It's time for international luxury companies to pay attention to after-sales service," Yang said.

However, some luxury brands have already started to work on building such systems.

"Gucci's 400 line for customer service on the mainland was launched in February," said Ben Huang, director of marketing and communications of Gucci China Trading Limited.

The luxury association's report also shows that 57 percent of the complaints involved quality.

Yang said top luxury watches usually have good quality and the watches getting complaints are mainly entry-level luxury products.

"The fast expansion of luxury brands in China is one of the reasons for the low quality of luxury items," said Zhou Ting, executive director of the luxury research center of the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing.

China surpassed the US to be the world's second largest luxury market in 2009 after Japan.

The expenditure by Chinese consumers on high-end clothes replica oakley sunglasses, handbags, watches and other luxury items was expected to exceed 100 billion yuan ($15.8 billion) by the end of 2011, about a quarter of global sales, according to initial calculations by consulting firm Bain and Company.

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MARSEILLE, France, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China is actively participating in international cooperation and exchanges to explore solutions to water challenges, Chinese Minister of Water Resources said Wednesday.

"Water issues bear on the survival and development of human beings and the well-being of people of all countries," Chen Lei said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the third day of the Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, southern France.

The forum, organized by the World Water Council (WWC) in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country fake oakley sunglasses, has been held every three years since 1997 to raise the importance of water on the political agenda and promote the solution of international water issues.

China joined the WWC in 2009 and this year's forum is the first global platform on water issues that China is participating as a full member.

It has become a consensus of the international community to attach great importance to great water challenges and promote sustainable use of water resources, said the minister, who is heading the Chinese delegation to the six-day forum.

Global climate change has made extreme weather events more frequent and water-related problems such as droughts and floods more severe, which poses a daunting challenge for the world, Chen said.

To address the problem cheap oakleys, enhanced cooperation and concerted efforts are needed in the international community, he said.

On Wednesday, the Chinese minister signed on the Joint Statement upon Establishment of China-Europe Water Platform (CEWP), which marks the establishment of the long-term cooperation platform between China and Europe.

China inked the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Mechanism of Ministerial Meeting with its two neighbors Japan and South Korea on Tuesday and introduced a cooperation project with French governments in the field of integrated water resource management on Monday.

Chen said China would make more efforts to enhance its involvements in global water movements.

The country will actively participate in international activities on water, including important international conferences, the minister said.

He also stressed multi-level dialogues and the sharing of experience, technologies and information on water issues.

China would encourage research institutions to work jointly on water-related projects, and actively respond to the Ministerial Statement of the Forum as well, Chen said.

"(China) is willing and ready, with countries and regions, to work out sound solutions for water, promote in-depth exchange and cooperation, share successful experience, work out sound solutions fake oakleys, address challenges hand in hand, and to support sustainable development of economy and society with sustainable utilization of water resources," he said.

As the world's largest meeting around water, the triennial water forum was launched under the theme of "Time for Solutions" on Monday to address the planet's deepening crisis of fresh water.

MARSEILLE, France, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China is actively participating in international cooperation and exchanges to explore solutions to water challenges, Chinese Minister of Water Resources said Wednesday.

"Water issues bear on the survival and development of human beings and the well-being of people of all countries," Chen Lei said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the third day of the Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, southern France.

The forum, organized by the World Water Council (WWC) in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country fake oakley sunglasses, has been held every three years since 1997 to raise the importance of water on the political agenda and promote the solution of international water issues.

China joined the WWC in 2009 and this year's forum is the first global platform on water issues that China is participating as a full member.

It has become a consensus of the international community to attach great importance to great water challenges and promote sustainable use of water resources, said the minister, who is heading the Chinese delegation to the six-day forum.

Global climate change has made extreme weather events more frequent and water-related problems such as droughts and floods more severe, which poses a daunting challenge for the world, Chen said.

To address the problem, enhanced cooperation and concerted efforts are needed in the international community, he said.

On Wednesday, the Chinese minister signed on the Joint Statement upon Establishment of China-Europe Water Platform (CEWP), which marks the establishment of the long-term cooperation platform between China and Europe.

China inked the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Mechanism of Ministerial Meeting with its two neighbors Japan and South Korea on Tuesday and introduced a cooperation project with French governments in the field of integrated water resource management on Monday.

Chen said China would make more efforts to enhance its involvements in global water movements.

The country will actively participate in international activities on water, including important international conferences, the minister said.

He also stressed multi-level dialogues and the sharing of experience, technologies and information on water issues.

China would encourage research institutions to work jointly on water-related projects, and actively respond to the Ministerial Statement of the Forum as well, Chen said.

"(China) is willing and ready, with countries and regions, to work out sound solutions for water, promote in-depth exchange and cooperation, share successful experience, work out sound solutions fake oakleys, address challenges hand in hand, and to support sustainable development of economy and society with sustainable utilization of water resources," he said.

As the world's largest meeting around water, the triennial water forum was launched under the theme of "Time for Solutions" on Monday to address the planet's deepening crisis of fresh water.

MARSEILLE, France, March 14 (Xinhua) -- China is actively participating in international cooperation and exchanges to explore solutions to water challenges, Chinese Minister of Water Resources said Wednesday.

"Water issues bear on the survival and development of human beings and the well-being of people of all countries," Chen Lei said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua on the third day of the Sixth World Water Forum in Marseille, southern France.

The forum, organized by the World Water Council (WWC) in close collaboration with the authorities of the hosting country fake oakley sunglasses, has been held every three years since 1997 to raise the importance of water on the political agenda and promote the solution of international water issues.

China joined the WWC in 2009 and this year's forum is the first global platform on water issues that China is participating as a full member.

It has become a consensus of the international community to attach great importance to great water challenges and promote sustainable use of water resources, said the minister, who is heading the Chinese delegation to the six-day forum.

Global climate change has made extreme weather events more frequent and water-related problems such as droughts and floods more severe, which poses a daunting challenge for the world, Chen said.

To address the problem, enhanced cooperation and concerted efforts are needed in the international community, he said.

On Wednesday, the Chinese minister signed on the Joint Statement upon Establishment of China-Europe Water Platform (CEWP), which marks the establishment of the long-term cooperation platform between China and Europe.

China inked the Memorandum of Cooperation on the Mechanism of Ministerial Meeting with its two neighbors Japan and South Korea on Tuesday and introduced a cooperation project with French governments in the field of integrated water resource management on Monday.

Chen said China would make more efforts to enhance its involvements in global water movements.

The country will actively participate in international activities on water, including important international conferences, the minister said.

He also stressed multi-level dialogues and the sharing of experience, technologies and information on water issues.

China would encourage research institutions to work jointly on water-related projects, and actively respond to the Ministerial Statement of the Forum as well, Chen said.

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As the world's largest meeting around water, the triennial water forum was launched under the theme of "Time for Solutions" on Monday to address the planet's deepening crisis of fresh water.

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China, Qiushi or "Seeking Truth," will publish on Friday an article by Vice President Xi Jinping Fake Oakley Classics Straight Jacket Sunglasses, which calls for efforts to maintain the purity of the Party.

The article is titled "Do a solid job in all kinds of work to maintain the purity of the Party."

Xi is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

BEIJING, March 15 (Xinhua) -- The flagship magazine of the Communist Party of China, Qiushi or "Seeking Truth," will publish on Friday an article by Vice President Xi Jinping Fake Oakley Classics Straight Jacket Sunglasses, which calls for efforts to maintain the purity of the Party.

The article is titled "Do a solid job in all kinds of work to maintain the purity of the Party."

Xi is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and vice chairman of the Central Military Commission.

A working staff introduces electronic passport application procedures to citizens at reception hall of the exit-entry administration organ in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, March 15, 2012. Shandong began on Thursday to issue electronic passports containing electronic data storage chips, which can provide personal information such as photo and fingerprint, as an effort to foil forgers. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Photo taken on March 15, 2012 shows the fingerprint capture system at reception hall of the exit-entry administration organ in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province. Shandong began on Thursday to issue electronic passports containing electronic data storage chips, which can provide personal information such as photo and fingerprint, as an effort to foil forgers. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

Citizens apply for electronic passports at reception hall of the exit-entry administration organ in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, March 15, 2012. Shandong began on Thursday to issue electronic passports containing electronic data storage chips, which can provide personal information such as photo and fingerprint, as an effort to foil forgers. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)

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