Chinese political advisors put their heads together on Thursday to offer prescriptions for the country's slowing economy, appealing for deepened reform and stricter financial oversight.
The State Council, China's Cabinet, called for better protection for the nation's cultural relics and stronger law enforcement in an instruction published Tuesday.
Premier Li Keqiang and other Chinese leaders joined national lawmakers Tuesday to deliberate the government work report, stressing reform and development.
Thanks to the determination of the international community, the "cessation of hostilities" in Syria, sponsored by the United Nations, has so far been largely adhered to despite sporadic violations.
Jin Liqun, the newly elected first president of the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), said China as the biggest shareholder is obliged to provide full support for the institution and set to win the trust and confidence of other shareholders.
Apple initially assisted the F.B.I., but is now fighting a government order directing it to create a new piece of software to open the phone, contending that its position is meant to protect the privacy of its customers.
A Chinese envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday said that international peace-building efforts should be based on the specific needs of post-conflict countries.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday ordered officials at all levels to implement reform measures and address lingering problems to ensure the reform drive is successful.
Newsrooms across the country have been abuzz since Friday's speech by President Xi Jinping on news reporting and public opinion in which he said that media work by Communist Party of China (CPC) should connect with the outside world and help the nation's message be heard overseas.
China will ease the permanent resident application process for foreigners, according to a circular issued by the general offices of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and the State Council.
U.S. President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he plans to pick an "indisputably" qualified Supreme Court justice nominee and urged Republican lawmakers to "rise above day-to-day politics."
On a two-day visit to China that began on Tuesday, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is expected to discuss with Beijing regional peace and stability, which will likely include the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula.
Newly-appointed Australian of the Year David Morrison has said that "unfair" religious, racial and gender-based discrimination is still rife throughout Australia, using his Australia Day speech to call for greater acceptance.
Debate has been sparked online in China following the trial of four executives from the former Chinese online video service Qvod Technology. The Shenzhen-based video sharing company was charged with spreading pornography for profit.
President Xi Jinping urged the strengthening of the armed forces through reform, loyalty to the Party and lawfulness when inspecting troops in southwest China this week.
The concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, opening up and sharing proposed by the Chinese leadership should guide and give focus to the development path of the world's second largest economy.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged Chongqing, the start point of a transcontinental railway to Europe, to build itself into an international logistics hub in the hinterlands and a leading inland open economy.
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