China's top graft buster has exposed eight cases involving officials who have violated the eight-point rules on austerity.
Two major cities in central China have further tightened housing purchase restrictions in the latest bid to rein in rising house prices.
China's anti-piracy campaign is making inroads with copyright and legal authorities pursuing more than 500 cases involving online copyright infringements in 2016.
A senior public procurator has reiterated Guangdong province's zero tolerance approach to corruption after 46 prefecture-level Party and government officials were investigated in the first 11 months of this year.
President Xi Jinping says clean energy is closely linked to people's well-being and improvement in energy production and consumption.
China's top court Thursday issued a judicial interpretation, stipulating stricter rules on child trafficking and related crimes.
Premier Li Keqiang extended his condolences on Wednesday in a telegraph to German Chancellor Angela Merkel following the Christmas market terror attack in Berlin.
China's offer of arms and boats worth $14 million to be provided free to the Philippines, according to media reports, is the latest sign that the two countries are boosting cooperation following Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to China in October, experts said.
Mongolia expressed regret over the negative impact caused by the Dalai Lama's visit, and China hopes the country has learned a lesson in respecting China's sovereignty, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Wednesday.
The top political advisory body will hold a meeting in late February next year.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the country's north should promote the use of clean energy in winter heating with a view to reducing the number of smoggy days.
Regulating the housing rental market and curbing property bubbles are two major projects serving Chinese people's residential needs, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Wednesday.