China's supreme court has appointed a senior judge to handle environmental cases as the country bids to get tough on polluters and improve the way its laws are enforced.
The Communist Party of China (CPC), the world's largest political party, witnessed a slower membership growth rate last year as the Party began to enlist new members in a more prudent and balanced manner.
Wan Qingliang was dismissed from his post as Party chief of Guangzhou city in south China's Guangdong province, said the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Monday.
China, the largest contributor of personnel to United Nations peacekeeping, will provide more expertise and training to fight cross-border crime on top of its traditional role of maintaining order and security.
It was above 40 degrees Celsius in the northern Iraqi city of Samarra, but the scorching desert temperature could not dampen the expectations of over 600 Chinese workers for an incoming bus convoy that would evacuate them to safety.
Premier Li Keqiang said China is firmly committed to regional peace and stability while meeting with leaders of neighboring countries on Saturday.
China will never seek hegemony, no matter how strong it becomes, President Xi Jinping said on Saturday at a high-profile meeting to mark the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
President Xi Jinping says countries should uphold sovereign equality and oppose any attempt to oust the legitimate government of a country through illegal means.
President Xi Jinping calls on countries to uphold common security, saying flexing military muscles only reveals the lack of moral ground or vision rather than reflecting one's strength.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Myanmar President U Thein Sein and Indian Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari gathered in Beijing on Saturday to mark the 60th anniversary of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence.
The former Communist Party chief of a quake-hit city in southwest China has been expelled from the Party and dismissed from his public post
China's top legislature on Friday appointed Chen Zhenggao as head of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, replacing Jiang Weixin.