China on Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council for November.
The Chinese Embassy in Finland on Friday refuted media reports that China had been possibly behind cyber espionage against Finnish foreign ministry.
China is working hard to solve key structural problems in its economic and social development, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday when addressing a special session of a renowned global think tank.
Terrorist organization the East Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM) was behind this week's suicide attack in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square, China's top security official said.
Premier Li Keqiang urged local authorities on Friday to follow the central government's lead in reforming government functions — to allow the market to have a bigger say, and provide a better service for the public.
China said on Friday it was satisfied with the progress being made in destroying chemical weapons in Syria and applauded all parties' efforts.
Members and officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have been urged to reevaluate their efforts to spot decadent behavior in a bid to ensure that no problem is left unspotted or uncorrected.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that the central government has made the transformation of government functions a major work agenda in order to release more market vitality and better serve the people.
If Japan plays an important role in Asia's security affairs, relations between countries will deteriorate, said an article in People's Daily.
Tian Xueren, former executive governor of Jilin province, was given a life sentence by Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on Friday morning.
A fatal vehicle crash in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square was planned by a Uyghur separatist group, designated as a terrorist organisation by the US and UN, said China's top security official, Meng Jianzhu.
The fight against corruption is likely to be strengthened with more concrete measures during the Party's plenary session starting next Saturday, analysts said.