The social subsistence fee, a compulsory levy paid by families who have more children than the family planning policy allows, will be strictly monitored to prevent corruption.
President Xi Jinping will meet his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin for the second time in six months and the two are likely to discuss cooperation in large-scale projects, a senior Chinese diplomat said.
A former senior railway official who was charged with taking bribes of more than 24 million yuan ($3.9 million) pleaded guilty in court.
Anti-graft website of CPC signals openness
The Chinese and Turkmen presidents announced on Wednesday the completion of the first phase of the Galkynysh gas field, which will supply gas to China.
China, Turkmenistan complete first-phase construction of Galkynysh gas field
The countries like China and Russia should use the G20 gathering as an opportunity to convince the US to give up the idea of attacking Syria.
China reiterates political solution in Syria
President Xi Jinping arrived in St Petersburg for eighth Leaders' Summit of the Group of Twenty (G20) on Wednesday afternoon.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has urged business people to seize the opportunities in developing the country's inland areas and cooperating with the ASEAN.
China will establish even more comprehensive ties with Russia in 2013 as two of the world's leading economies enhance cooperation across a range of sectors, including energy exploration.
An investigation into Jin Xiaoming and Liao Hongyuan, the president of Hunan First Normal University and the former Party chief of Hunan Industry Polytechnic, is under way.
China reiterated on Wednesday that only political solution can serve to resolve the ongoing conflict in Syria.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei on Wednesday rejected the Philippine accusations that China has begun fortifying Huangyan Island, saying "what the Philippine side said is not true."