GZ's NPC Opens Today
The consulting service practice is also being adopted in another important meeting, the Fifth Session of the 13th Guangzhou National People's Congress, or NPC, which commenced today. Following its opening, a consulting service event, organized by Guangzhou's municipal government, will be held. Heads from 41 government departments and Guangzhou national and regional tax bureaus will meet with the attending NPC representatives. This session of the NPC will last five days.

photo from: npc.people.com.cn

Tour to North Korea Currently Not Attractive to Foshan Residents
From today(April 12th), the democratic People's Republic of Korea is a tourist destination for Chinese group travelers. Guangdong is one of the nation's first ten Provinces and cities to launch tours to the DPRK. Today the city of Foshan had its first travel group heading there, but our reporter Luo Jiayi found that a trip to Pyongyang is not proving very attractive.
There are now only six travel agencies in Guangdong that can issue visas to the DPRK. And there are no direct flights or trains heading there, leading to high travel costs. What's more, Zhou Jian from the largest travel agency in Foshan said, it will take time for people to choose to travel to the DPRK.
"The local residents are responding a bit slowly to the new offer. It is related to their consumption habits. It takes time for them to accept the new itineraries."


Marrying Into Money a Popular Choice for GZ's University Girls
Yesterday Guangzhou released its first survey conducted among female university students regarding their values towards a variety of issues. One highlight was that most of those surveyed look at marriage in a more realistic way, as they consider romance and marriage can be set apart. Nearly 60 percent of interviewees said that they are willing to marry for money, finding husbands from rich families. They thought such a marriage will give them fewer worries in the future.