China’s weather observatory at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday issued a blue alert for sandstorms, forecasting sandy and dusty weather in China's northern regions from today to tomorrow morning.
China's national observatory on Tuesday issued a red alert for fog in a number of northern and eastern regions, the first ever national red alert for fog.
China's new five-year plan on developing its western regions will promote sustainable and healthy development and boost the confidence of overseas investors.
Travelers heading for southeastern coastal regions like Fujian and Guangdong provinces to celebrate the coming Mid-Autumn Festival may encounter stormy weather instead of a full moon this year.
Pakistan has introduced a draft of proposed reforms to be discussed in parliament to bring the insurgency-hit tribal regions into the national mainstream.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged developed regions in the east help their partner regions in the west better fight poverty.
China's central authority has started the 10th round of inspection work, with inspection teams having been deployed to 16 agencies and provincial regions, the top anti-graft body said Sunday.
Around 60 percent of Chinese provincial-level regions have lowered growth targets for 2016.
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli on Thursday met with an expert advisory committee on the coordinated development of Beijing and Tianjin municipalities and Hebei Province.
Italian regions contributed differently to Italy's export recovery in 2014, confirming a clear divide in the economic performance between the north and south of the country, a recent report based on official data showed.
In a document released on Monday, the central government promised to cultivate and appoint more officials from minority groups and ensure they are given "full trust".
China's domestic tourism market is expected to see 6 billion journeys by 2020, said a senior official on Saturday.
Russia categorically denied on Thursday reports about Russian troop deployment in Ukrainian territory.
Chinese leaders have called on "putting ethnic solidarity and national unity as the supreme interests of all ethnic groups," pledging more efforts to ensure leapfrog development in ethnic regions.
Local residents in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk and Lugansk regions went to the polls on Sunday in referendums aimed at seeking independence from the country.
Russian Foreign Ministry urged Ukraine not to use armed force in its southeastern regions Thursday, saying it would lead to a catastrophe.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Monday discussed building an economic belt along the Yangtze River to underpin China's sustainable economic development.