Provincial governments have beefed up anti-graft measures and punished officials at an increasing rate this year, amid a nationwide crackdown on corruption.
Non-custodial penalties such as community service and correction programs will be increasingly considered as part of a major effort to protect human rights, Minister of Justice Wu Aiying said.
Officials are soliciting ideas to build a level playing ground for all businesses, domestic and overseas.
As Friday's curtain came down on this year's Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), a public diplomacy event, the lasting effect on China should be progress and reform.
Shen Weichen, Party secretary and executive vice president of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), is now under investigation for suspected serious violation of discipline and laws.
Japanese Cabinet minister's recent vist to the Yasukuni Shrine has sparked outcry from China's government as the visit is viewed as yet another case of mistaken attitudes about the past.
Zhao Miao, a senior official in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, is under investigation for suspected severe violations of disciplines.
China will establish a national online system for petitioning by the end of the year, authorities said at a meeting in Huai'an of East China's Jiangsu province on Friday.
Italy has simplified its procedure for issuing visas for Chinese citizens by allowing them to apply at the Italian Embassy in Beijing or at one of the consulates general closest to their place of residence starting Saturday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with visiting Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott Friday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in downtown Beijing.
China's top political advisor, Yu Zhengsheng, met with visiting Prime Minister of Laos Thongsing Thammavong in Beijing on Friday.
Yao Mugen, vice governor of east China's Jiangxi Province was removed from his post on Friday for severe disciplinary and legal violations.
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