Mao Xiaobing, a former high-ranking official from northwest China's Qinghai Province, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for taking bribes and embezzling public funds.
Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, stood trial Thursday for accepting bribes.
Central authorities have called for enhancement of cultural organizations by the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership, according to a guideline released Thursday.
Wang Baoan, former head of the National Bureau of Statistics, pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting 154 million yuan ($22.3 million) in the Zhangjiakou Intermediate People's Court, Hebei province.
President Xi Jinping and the Republic of Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, talked about Beijing's "major concerns" and agreed in their first phone conversation on Thursday to meet at an early date, sending positive signals for the bilateral ties.
China and Vietnam should handle maritime disagreements through dialogues, President Xi Jinping says in a meeting with Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang.
A 395-strong Chinese peacekeeping force is set to begin missions in Mali on behalf of the United Nations before the end of May.
Since President Xi Jinping proposed Belt and Road Initiative in 2013, it has won support from over 100 countries and international organizations, with nearly 50 cooperation agreements signed. Here is a selection of how foreign state leaders, officials and experts think it will benefit the world.
President Xi Jinping's inspection tour of South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region last month has invigorated the vision for the development of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, local officials and entrepreneurs said.
Former vice-premier Qian Qichen, who was China's foreign minister for a decade, died on Tuesday night in Beijing, according to a statement from the central authority released on Wednesday. He was 90.
Xi calls for joint efforts to strengthen mutual political trust and properly handle disagreements in a congratulatory message to the newly elected president.
The former vice mayor of Anqing city in East China's Anhui province stood trial Wednesday on charges of taking bribes.
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