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Premier Li avows firm adherence to "One Country, Two Systems"

[2016-12-23 19:59]

The central government firmly adheres to the principle of "One Country, Two Systems" and supports the Hong Kong government and its chief to govern the city based on the Constitution and the Basic Law, Premier Li Keqiang told the city's chief Leung Chun-ying on Friday.

Xi calls retired officials an important resource for CPC's governance

[2016-12-23 16:18]

President Xi Jinping has noted that retired officials are an important resource for the Communist Party of China (CPC) to govern the country and lead China's development.

3,229 punished for fiscal violations in China: top auditor

[2016-12-23 14:56]

Chinese authorities have punished 3,229 government officials for fiscal violations, the country's top auditor said Friday.

3,229 punished for fiscal violations in China: top auditor

[2016-12-23 14:49]

Chinese authorities have punished 3,229 government officials for fiscal violations, the country's top auditor said Friday.

China to fully open elderly care market by 2020

[2016-12-23 12:55]

China will fully open its elderly care market by 2020, according to a General Office of the State Council statement Friday.

Wrongfully convicted men declared innocent, freed

[2016-12-23 08:02]

After staying behind bars for more than a decade for homicide, four men in Jiangxi province were declared innocent on Thursday, the latest case of a wrongful conviction being corrected in the country.

Winners and losers

[2016-12-23 08:02]

On Wednesday, Beijing and Shanghai, two of China's biggest cities, announced new rules on car-hailing services that will ban drivers without local hukou, also known as household registration, from working in the sector.

Food for thought for migrant workers

[2016-12-23 08:02]

Recently, I've noticed a sharp decline in the number of food stands in the streets around my community. These places usually serve cheap, instant food such as fried potatoes, pancakes and malatang (boiled vegetables and meat in a spicy sauce). Owing to concerns about hygiene I have never bought anything from them, but I always see crowds standing around them on my way home from work.

Major centers look for ways to cure 'big city disease'

[2016-12-23 08:02]

Editor's note: This is the last in a series of special reports looking at the effects of hukou, China's household registration system, on the lives of ordinary citizens who have left their homes to work in other areas and regions.

China vows action as THAAD wins support

[2016-12-23 07:58]

Beijing reiterated that China would "resolutely" take necessary actions to protect its security interests in response to US deployment of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system in the Republic of Korea.

Japan defense boost criticized

[2016-12-23 07:58]

Japan's latest defense budget increase supports nationalist sentiment and risks destabilizing the region, academic experts said. By constantly bolstering its military, Japan could derail the long-established strategic balance and trigger an arms race, they added.

China rolls out rules to evaluate local government green efforts

[2016-12-22 22:41]

China rolled out rules on Thursday to evaluate the green efforts of local governments.

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