Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Crown Prince Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will pay an official visit to China from March 13 to 16, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said on Monday.
The Natural Resources Defense Council's China Program issued a report on Monday advising the country to make laws concerning nuclear security as soon as possible.
China on Monday confirmed that coast guard vessels had driven away two Philippine ships from the Ren'ai Reef off China's Nansha Islands.
With a population of more than 1.3 billion, China, still a developing country, cannot afford excessive welfare programs, particularly in terms of health care provision, a senior legislator said on Saturday.
President Xi Jinping said that all sides needed to act with calm and restraint in the Ukraine crisis to avoid an escalation of tensions.
A top official in Yunnan province has been placed under investigation, becoming the fourth provincial-level official probed for serious violations of discipline and laws this year.
Chen Qi (not his real name) has been unemployed for some months after the local authority cut spending last year in line with a national austerity drive.
Shen Peiping, vice-governor of Yunnan, is being investigated just one year after becoming one of the most powerful politicians in the plateau province, said the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, the Party's top anti-corruption agency, in a statement on its website on Sunday.
A senior Tibetan official on Sunday denounced the recent meeting between the US President Barack Obama and the Dalai Lama, calling it "a severe interference in China's internal affairs."
Two PLA Navy battleships, the amphibious landing vessel "Jinggangshan" and the frigate "Mianyang," are soon to take part in ongoing operations in South China Sea.
Premier Li Keqiang called on all levels of government to protect Chinese nationals, whether in China or overseas, adding that he is "very concerned" for the missing passengers.
China's top legislator Zhang Dejiang Sunday called for full confidence in the country's basic political system at the ongoing annual parliamentary session.