President Xi Jinping has vowed to build better relations with neighboring countries, with an expert saying this is the latest sign reflecting the new leadership's diplomatic policy focus.
Shandong's court rejected Bo Xilai's appeal and upheld his original sentence of life imprisonment for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power.
China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations soon will open talks on upgrading the China-ASEAN free trade agreement.
China on Friday called on the international community to speed up the formulation of guidelines for cyberspace after the United States was accused of spying on the phone records of its allies.
The 11th National Women's Congress which is expected to draw a blueprint for the development of Chinese women in the coming five years, began Monday morning in Beijing.
A court in Jinan upheld the verdict of Bo Xilai, who was sentenced to life in prison for bribery, embezzlement and abuse of power in September.
The China-Japan relations have been stuck in a stalemate since September 2012. People of insight in the two countries are pooling their wisdom, trying to find solutions to the situation.
China and the European Union must work together as they pursue structural reforms, Vice-Premier Ma Kai said.
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Thursday that India and China were not destined to be rivals, calling on the two emerging countries to strive for partnership.
A flotilla attached to China's Nanhai Fleet reached its destination in the West Pacific Ocean on Thursday for an open sea combat drill, according to sources with the People's Liberation Army.
A Foreign Ministry spokeswoman on Thursday underlined the importance of the latest China-India agreement on border defense cooperation, signed during Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit to Beijing.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will pay a visit to France, Italy and San Marino from October 27 to 31, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying announced Thursday.