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China's top legislator hears briefing by HKSAR officials

China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang inspected the Government Secretariat of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday afternoon and was briefed by principal officials of the SAR government on their work.

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China's top legislator arrives in HK for Belt and Road summit, inspection tour

​China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang arrived in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Tuesday to attend the Belt and Road Summit.

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China to help developing countries on parliament capacity building

​China will launch a program to train members of parliament of some Asian and African countries so as to improve the capacity of parliament in the developing countries, a senior Chinese official said here on Monday.

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Chinese vice premier stresses structural reform to boost economic growth

​China will spare no effort to implement supply-side structural reform over the next five years to ensure sound and sustainable economic growth, Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli has said.

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Woman stands trial for killing abusive husband

​A woman stood trial in Yunnan Province on Friday accused of killing her abusive husband, in a case that has shone a light on domestic violence in China.

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China's top legislator praises journalists' parliamentary session coverage

The media "created a sound public atmosphere" around the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), top legislator Zhang Dejiang said as he met with journalists covering the event on Tuesday.

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A reunion after 25 years' search

​The first gift Zhang Xuexia received from her son was a bouquet of carnations, on International Women's Day on March 8, four days after DNA test results confirmed that he was her missing son.

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Xinjiang seeing fewer terrorist incidents: Party chief

The frequency of terrorist incidents in Xinjiang has dropped significantly, the autonomous region's Party chief said Tuesday.

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Politicization won't do HKSAR any good: Top legislator

Top legislator Zhang Dejiang has told Hong Kong to stop politicizing everything and, instead, seize the opportunities for development, while affirming his faith in the city’s residents in making the right choice using their wisdom.

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Central authority to follow Constitution, Basic Law of HK, Macao

​China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang said Sunday the central authority will act strictly in compliance with the Constitution and the respective Basic Law of Hong Kong and Macao.

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China opposes deployment of THAAD in S. Korea: vice FM

China unequivocally opposes the deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), an advanced U.S. missile defense system, in the Republic of Korea, Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui said here Tuesday.

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Chinese legislature urged to uphold CPC's leadership

Top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang has urged lawmakers to adhere to the "centralized leadership" of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and fulfill duties according to the committee's decisions.

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'Monkey King' actor's absence from big gala riles public

For CCTV's Lunar New Year's eve gala that heralds the Year of the Monkey, one "monkey" is widely considered by Chinese to be indispensable. He is Zhang Jinlai, better known by his stage name, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, meaning The Little Six-Year-Old, which marks the age he made his stage debut some 51 years ago.

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Zhang Shuai moves fans after qualifying for Australian Open quarterfinals

Chinese tennis fans had an emotional night as Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai, who contemplated retirement after losing all 14 of her previous Grand Slam matches before arriving in Melbourne this year.

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Zhang reaches Australian Open quarter-finals with merciless win over Keys

​Australian Open surprise packet Zhang Shuai of China has shown no mercy to injury-ravaged American Madison Keys, recovering from a set down to progress to the quarter-finals.

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Saadi's poems attest to China-Iran ties

​Beijing's Niujie Mosque has many treasures: a five-century-old Koran, a gilded wooden plate engraved with an emperor' s order and foreign sheik tombs from hundreds of years ago.

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Monkey King's new journey to the West

Liu Xiao Ling Tong recently directed a commercial for PepsiCo's annual celebration of the Chinese New Year.