This issue contains sections on the national economic plan, food and cooking oil, meeting expenses, taxation of contraceptives, public utilities, maternal health and childcare, and procedures for dismissing workers. 

This issue first covers several speeches that Zhou Enlai delivered at the Bandung Asian-African Conference. It also features statements about the issue of dual Chinese and Indonesian nationality, including a joint announcement from the prime minister and premier of both countries. The domestic topics include flood control, grain conservation, and vacation time for female employees in state agencies.