The essay that President Xi Jinping wrote in memory of a deceased friend, who was a writer, offers a rare glimpse into the top leader's loyalty to friends and his philosophy of governance, literary analysts say.
As President Xi Jinping played host to a foreign counterpart for the first time this year, China and Bulgaria pledged on Monday to enhance cooperation in infrastructure and energy projects.
The Chinese military issued a series of written instructions on Monday calling for increased efficiency in its operations and vowing to give priority to domestic brands when purchasing military and official vehicles.
China welcomed an agreement to begin implementation of the Geneva deal on Iran's nuclear program on January 20, a Chinese spokeswoman said on Monday.
China on Monday warned against any provocative action and escalation by Japan on the Diaoyu Islands issue in response to a reported plan by Japan to claim the islands in a guideline for creating school textbooks.
Courts in the Tibet autonomous region heard 20 cases last year in which defendants were accused of endangering national security, as this southwestern region pushes forward the rule of law.
Three China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels continued their patrol in the territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Sunday, according to the State Oceanic Administration.
Just because both invoked the fictional evil wizard of the Harry Potter series, Lord Voldemort, the bickering between Chinese ambassador to the United Kingdom Liu Xiaoming and his Japanese counterpart Keiichi Hayashi in the Daily Telegraph has been a huge media sensation.
From July to the end of October, auditors saved nearly 40 billion yuan ($6.6 billion) in public funds that were prone to waste or embezzlement, the National Audit Office said on Friday.
At least seven ministerial-level officials have been investigated by the top anti-corruption watchdog since last November.
Disciplinary supervision authorities punished 182,038 corrupt officials last year, an increase of 13.3 percent from 2012.
Chinese Culture Minister Cai Wu on Friday said that a current suspension of exchange projects between China and Japan should not be blamed on the Chinese side.