The Communist Party of China (CPC) issued a regulation on the promotion and demotion of officials on Monday.
Billions of yuan have been retrieved from corrupt officials since a sweeping anti-graft campaign began in late 2012.
Corrupt former minister-level officials who apply for parole or a reduced sentence must have their applications reviewed by the Supreme People's Court, China's top court said on Wednesday.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang met with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday, urging enhanced political trust and accommodation of each other's key concerns.
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao met on Tuesday with George Vella, Malta's foreign minister, pledging to improve bilateral ties.
China's top anti-graft agency, the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), has confiscated 20.1 billion yuan (about $3.2 billion) while investigating graft cases.
Nation's top legislature reviews draft laying down regulations for foreign service groups
China will encourage the public, businesses and non-governmental organizations to help prevent soil depletion, or desertification, and reclaim land that has been damaged.
A recent environmental protection survey found mixed results, with more than half of those surveyed saying that urban environmental pollution is severe, even as they expressed increased satisfaction with the government's performance in dealing with such issues.
Xu Gang, a former vice-governor of Fujian and the highest-ranking official in the province to be investigated for corruption since 2012, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China and is likely to be prosecuted.
China's central bank and other government agencies have vowed to step up efforts to combat money laundering, following recent high-profile cases.
Steel mills in Beijing and neighboring regions will be shut down or reduce production starting in late August to guarantee quality air for the military parade marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II on Sept 3.