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  A citizen donates blood in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, on March 5, 2013 in an effort to follow the example of renowned altruist and national hero Lei Feng.
  Lei Feng was a young Chinese soldier known for devoting almost all of his spare time and money to selflessly helping the needy. Lei died after being hit by a falling pole while helping a fellow soldier direct a truck on August 15, 1962.
  A year later, late Chinese leader Chairman Mao Zedong called on the nation to follow Lei’s example, and March 5 of every year is designated Lei Feng Day.


   Urbanization Pace
  China is likely to roll out a blueprint this year to guide the country’s urbanization process to advance in an“orderly and healthy” way, a senior economic official said on March 6.
  The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the country’s top economic planner, is coordinating related authorities to compile the blueprint, which is likely to be issued in the first half of this year, said Zhang Ping, head of the NDRC, at a press conference.
  Zhang said that China needs better planning to improve the quality of urbanization, particularly to address problems such as inadequate services provided to new urban dwellers from rural areas, backward infrastructure and imbalanced distribution of resources between megacities and small and medium-sized cities.
  China’s urbanization rate rose by 1.3 percentage points to 52.57 percent last year, according to figures from the National Bureau of Statistics.
   Social Security Fund
  Central budget expenditures on China’s social insurance and job security totaled 575.37 billion yuan($92.46 billion) in 2012, the Ministry of Finance said on March 6.
  The Central Government also spent 204.82 billion yuan ($32.91 billion) on medical treatment and public health initiatives, according to an online statement.
  Some 45.4 billion yuan ($7.3 billion) was allocated to local employment subsidies and for carrying out a job-creation program for hitech talent.
  Expenditures on basic endow- ment insurance for state-owned enterprise retirees, a major component of China’s social insurance funds, hit 217 billion yuan ($34.87 billion) last year, the ministry said.
  Another 65.4 billion yuan ($10.51 billion) of the central budget went toward subsidies for other rural and urban residents covered under the country’s social old-age insurance system.
  At least 70 percent of medical expenses were reimbursed for hospitalized residents that subscribed to various types of medical insurance, the ministry added.


   Sex Ratio
  China registered an at-birth sex ratio of 117.7 boys for every 100 girls in 2012, marking the fourth year of decline, the People’s Daily reported on March 5, citing figures from the National Population and Family Planning Commission.
  A normal ratio should stand at 103 to 107 boys for every 100 girls, considering the discrepancy in mortality rates between the two genders, according to the People’s Daily.
   WEDDING SHOW
  Exhibition staff arrange a booth before the three-day 2013 Beijing Wedding Expo kicked off on March 1
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