A US general said on Tuesday that the military needs to deepen its dialogue with China to better understand the intent of its space programs, after a Chinese commander announced plans to develop offensive military capabilities in space.

Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [By Xinhua reporter Sun Chengbin: "Talking About Agricultural Affairs in Golden Autumn - Record of General Secretary Hu Jintao's Inspection Tour of the Rural Areas of Anhui Province"] Hefei, 30 Sep (Xinhua) - The issue of pushing forward rural reform and development in the new situation will be specially studied at the Third Plenum of the 17th CCP Central Committee scheduled for 9 to 12 October.

Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) ["China Working To Improve Resettlement of Retired PLA Officers" - Xinhua headline] BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) - China resettled 59,000 retired officers last year through joint efforts by the Army and the government, participants said at a national tele-conference on Tuesday.

The Chinese parliament Saturday confirmed Xi Jinping, expected to succeed President Hu Jintao in 2013, as vice president.

Text of report by Hong Kong-based news agency Zhon