Petitioners' requests will not be responded to by government agencies if they bypass authorities to file complaints, according to a regulation to be enacted on May 1.
A Japanese ship has been released after the shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd paid compensation over WWII disputes.
Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has paid about $39 million to a Chinese court towards securing the release of one of its ships which was seized over an alleged payments dispute dating back to World War Two.
Nineteen ships, seven helicopters and marine corps from eight countries were organized into three task forces to conduct the exercises dubbed "Maritime Cooperation - 2014".
The top prosecuting department will use new media such as micro blogs and mobile phone messaging to release information on major cases to improve transparency, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday.
Former deputy governor of Hubei removed from post in bribery case
The wife of the embattled former publisher of Guangzhou Daily has leveled accusations at a local anti-corruption official involved in the indictment of her husband, who has denied all corruption charges against him in a court trial.
China plans to prohibit full-price air tickets during government travel as part of the ongoing frugality campaign, a move experts believe could put more pressure on the country's major airlines.
Premier Li Keqiang called for more cooperation between China and the United Kingdom in cultural fields including education, health, youth exchanges and tourism, as the two countries held a high-level people-to-people dialogue on Wednesday.
Beijing and Caracas have agreed to reinforce collaboration in energy, finance and infrastructure within multiple frameworks, such as a cooperation forum between China and Latin America.
Senior Chinese and ASEAN officials attending two back-to-back meetings that concluded Tuesday have pledged to further strengthen China-ASEAN cooperation in a wide range of fields such as maritime search and rescue, security and trade.
The country's maritime safety authority has ordered ferry operators and ship certification departments to gear up safety management.
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