Ringing endorsement for new plan

This calls for technical and other help to guarantee the safety and health of both mother and child, the 21st Century Business Herald quoted Wang as saying.

Another conspicuous change to the original blueprint was the deletion of a "strategic emerging board", a list of emerging new growth industries－in high-tech, for example－an idea suggested by the China Securities Regulatory Commission last June to complement Shenzhen's existing ChiNext board.

The move indicates the authorities' practical approach to stabilizing the capital market, Wang Hanfeng, chief analyst of China International Capital Corp, was quoted by Xinhua News Agency as saying on Wednesday.

The approved five-year plan also stipulates a "vigorous smoking ban in public areas" and promotes the development of the country's dairy industry.

Other changes include efforts to raise literacy in science above 10 percent nationwide by 2020.