An official with China's authority on handling the public's complaints pledged reforms in the country's petition system to better redress public grievances.
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Thursday held talks with his New Zealand counterpart Jonathan Coleman to promote bilateral ties.
The country's top discipline watchdog said on Thursday that they have launched an investigation into Xu Jie, deputy director of State Bureau for Letters and Calls, over serious violations of the law.
Cai Rongsheng, head of the admission office of Beijing-based Renmin University of China is under investigation, Ministry of Education spokeswoman Xu Mei told reporters at a Thursday press briefing.
The deputy head of China's authority in charge of public petitions is under investigation, according to the country's anti-corruption watchdog on Thursday.
China's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, passed through the Taiwan Straits on Thursday morning on its way to a training mission in the South China Sea.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Sino-Romanian cooperation is based on both mutual interests and friendship during a meeting with Romanian President Traian Basescu on Wednesday.
Since he took office in March, Premier Li Keqiang has been on a whirlwind tour of overseas visits. With each stop, Li has shown a determined brand of economic diplomacy to secure key international deals for China.
The start of Premier Li Keqiang's first tour to Central and Eastern Europe has impressed the global media with its hectic schedule.
Li's diplomatic prowess clinches early deals
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China's top court issued instructions on Wednesday for all courts to publicly disclose the progress of trials, judgments and whether sentences have been enforced, to improve judicial transparency.
China stressed on Wednesday its ability to "effectively manage and control" its newly declared air defense identification zone, a day after it calmly handled an unannounced US entry into the zone.