China is building its second aircraft carrier in the coastal city of Dalian, Liaoning province, the Ministry of National Defense confirmed on Thursday.
New regulations or policies covering family planning, air pollution control and other areas that may influence people's lives, comes into force on Friday.
President Xi looked forward to 2016 in a speech that called for hard work for a good beginning to build a "well-off society in an all-round way".
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has asked to draw up a scientific, feasible and forward-looking blueprint to guide the country's overall development in the next five years.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called on every Chinese person to take responsibility during the "sprint" to build a moderately prosperous society in all respects by 2020.
President Xi looked forward to 2016 by calling for confidence and hardwork for to build a "well-off society in an all-round way."
A former vice minister of environmental protection has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and removed from public office following a graft investigation, the top anti-graft body announced on Thursday.
An influential journal of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will publish President Xi Jinping's speech at the Fifth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee in October.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for promoting patriotism to achieve the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.
Former vice chair of the government of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Bai Xueshan, is being investigated by prosecutors for accepting bribes, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).
It has been another busy year for Chinese President Xi Jinping. Important speeches he made in conferences, investigations and state visits set the tone for China's reform,development agenda and diplomacy. Let's have a look at some of the new terms he used in 2015 that have the most influence.
Government austerity is the fiscally responsible way to deal with slower revenue growth, according to China's finance minister.