銆€銆€Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has stressed the importance of improving people's well-being and meeting their material and cultural needs.

銆€銆€At a seminar, seeking opinions on a draft of this year's government work report, Wen said, "Improving people's livelihood is the center of the country's economic and social advancement, and also the center of government work."

銆€銆€Wen has chaired three such seminars from Jan. 24 to 29, at which representatives from various sectors have been invited to give their opinions on the draft.

銆€銆€He said to push forward urbanization requires scientific planning and should coordinate the development of both urban and rural areas.

銆€銆€Speaking about the haze blanketing many Chinese cities, Wen said efforts should be taken to optimize industrial structure, promote energy saving and emission reduction and advance ecological progress.

銆€銆€He also urged better work to be done to create a fair competition environment for enterprises and promote reform and opening up.

銆€銆€Entrepreneurs, citizens and experts from education, science, culture, health and sport circles as well as members of non-communist parties attended the seminars. They gave suggestions on various subjects, ranging from preventing air pollution and income distribution mechanism reform to distribution of agricultural products.