China urges relevant parties to keep calm and exercise restraint to maintain peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Friday.
Thursday's bomb attack in Urumqi, the bloodiest in recent years, once again reveals the brutal and inhuman nature of terrorists and the urgency to eradicate this "social cancer."
China's Ministry of Education issued administrative orders on Friday calling for annual assessment of students' physical status and school evaluation systems that involve physical education.
China on Friday said a UN draft resolution on Syria would complicate the situation and urged the international community to insist on a political settlement.
Fang Xuan, former deputy Party chief of Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong province, is under investigation because of his status as a luoguan, or "naked official".
British Foreign Secretary William Hague on Thursday condemned the terrorist attack in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, which left at least 31 dead and 94 injured Thursday morning.
China is to impose security checks on information technology products and services to safeguard cybersecurity.
Beijing denounced statement by Vietnamese Prime Minister that Vietnam was considering legal action over China islands in the South China Sea.
Witnesses and survivors of Thursday's attack in Urumqi spoke of their fear and anger toward the terrorists.
The latest attack in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region highlights the need to intensify the fight against the growing threat of terrorism at multiple levels.
The Chinese capital is rolling out a three-tier patrol plan that covers the skies, subways and streets after a series of terrorist attacks across the country.
The United States condemns the " horrific" terrorist attack in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the White House said Thursday.