• Rise in income tax exemption threshold ruled out by official

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  Finance Minister Lou Jiwei ruled out on Monday the possibility of raising the monthly income tax exemption threshold.

• Record high for organ donations

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  Organ donations in China reached a record high last year, after sourcing organs from executed prisoners was banned, said Huang Jiefu, former vice-minister of health.

• Beijing streamlines its visa procedures

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  A new online visa and permit application service for foreigners in Beijing is set to be launched on Tuesday by the city's Public Security Bureau. It will simplify procedures for obtaining documents and shorten approval time.

• Minister: Cuts in overcapacity won't cause massive layoffs

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  here will not be large-scale layoffs in China due to the efforts of reducing the industrial overcapacity, China's top economic planning body said on Sunday.

• China ratchets up anti-pollution effort

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  China will intensify its efforts to reduce pollution, Premier Li Keqiang said in his annual Government Work Report on Saturday, citing as an example ambitious targets in fighting smog that will increase the number of days with good air quality.

• Minister: China can absorb laid-off labor

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  China will not have another layoff wave as it reduces overcapacity in such sectors as steel and coal mining, Xu Shaoshi, minister of the National Development and Reform Commission, said on Sunday.

• Shenzhen eyes land reclamation to curb rising housing price

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  Shenzhen, a neighboring city of Hong Kong, will reclaim 55 square kilometers of land from the sea to retrain hiking home prices, reported business media outlet 21st Century Business Herald.

• Move from heavy industry gives China potential to develop green economy

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  Green development during the 13th Five-Year Plan period (2016-20) will generate more investment and job opportunities, experts said.

• Mobile HIV testing labs to hit streets in capital

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  Mobile HIV-testing vehicles will hit the streets of the capital, providing free tests to young gay men in particular and helping link the needy with follow-up treatment.

• Environmental fears see Guizhou chemical project turned down

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  The Ministry of Environmental Protection has rejected a large chemical project in Guizhou province, with an investment of 17 billion yuan ($2.6 billion) due to the risk of polluting the environment.