Chen Run'er was nominated Saturday as the candidate for governor of central China's Henan Province.
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Saturday congratulated Hung Hsiu-chu for being elected the chairperson of Kuomintang (KMT).
While analysts quibble over whether China's economy will make a soft or hard landing, global entrepreneurs remain upbeat.
China's new scientific expedition vessel 'Xiangyanghong 03' was put into service and joined China's oceanic research team in Xiamen, Fujian province on Saturday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang urged efforts to cultivate new growth dynamics and promote the development of new economy.
A border railway station which has been in existence for more than 100 years in southwest China's Yunnan province got a new lease on life last year after having been left desolate for a decade.
The continuous slowdown of China's economy does not mean the country will be unable to reach its target of maintaining an at least 6.5-percent growth during the next five years, a former World Bank chief economist said in a newly published commentary.
A Chinese navy flotilla, comprising missile frigate Weifang and rescue vessel Changxingdao, left port in Qingdao in east China's Shandong Province on Saturday for blue water training and a multilateral disaster relief exercise in Indonesia.
A total of 150 Chinese ministerial officials planted trees in Beijing on Saturday morning to help boost awareness of environmental protection.
A former senior official in Shanxi province pleaded guilty on Thursday to taking bribes worth 44.58 million yuan ($6.8 million).
China, which holds the G20 presidency this year, will lead the international forum's transition from a "talking shop" to a "doing shop", Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Thursday.
Premier Li Keqiang urged Asian economies on Thursday to enhance economic and financial cooperation and dialogue to ward off potential risks and contribute to world economic recovery.