The pollution that hit Hebei province, Beijing and Tianjin in the past week was less severe than last year's incident, monitoring results revealed.
Anyone who breaks the law will be severely punished regardless of his official rank, said the spokesman for the top political advisory body on Sunday.
Two officials in North China's Shanxi province have been removed from their legislative posts in the 12th National People's Congress (NPC).
China has been urging all parties in Ukraine to address their domestic disputes peacefully in accordance with the country's law.
China means it in severely punishing corrupt officials, no matter who he is and what position he holds.
Chinese president Xi Jinping has urged the law enforcement to investigate and solve the case of Kunming terrorist attack with all-out efforts and punish the terrorists in accordance with the law.
About 2,257 of the 36,907 people investigated during the period were officials at county head level and above, accounting for 6.1 percent.
Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng on Friday vowed frugality and efficiency in the upcoming annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee has decided to remove Jin Daoming, a local legislator in northern province of Shanxi, from office, the CPC said on Saturday.
An elite force of the People's Liberation Army has recently abolished its iconic stunts including smashing bricks over soldiers' heads and breaking wooden clubs on their backs, arousing debate from the public.
China's top reform body headed by President Xi Jinping prioritizes economic reform at its second meeting to ensure macroeconomic growth and the improvement of people's lives.
China on Friday urged Japan to act responsibly, after a senior Japanese official announced plans to reexamine a landmark statement offering apologies for Japan's wartime sexual slavery.