Jiang Jiemin, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council, is being investigated over suspected serious disciplinary violations.
Premier Li Keqiang has called for efforts to promote education equality and scientific innovation to better support China's social and economic development.
A series of new regulations and judicial interpretations, including new visa rules affecting foreigners in China, will take effect on Sunday.
Wu Jinpei says that moving business from developed eastern China to the southern Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region seemed unwise a decade ago, but has become a "far-sighted" decision.
The August 1st Aerobatics Team, China's first and best-known aerobatic demonstration team, performed its first show abroad in Moscow on Friday.
President Xi Jinping urged the nation's military to make greater efforts in training troops and in safeguarding national sovereignty, security and development.
Xi calls for innovation push in Dalian
A visiting former Japanese lower house speaker, meeting with China's top political adviser on Friday, emphasized the urgency of repairing the strained Sino-Japanese relationship.No plan for China-Japan meeting
The "mass line" campaign of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee should address real problems of members' work styles.
President Xi has visited the Shenyang military theater of operations and watched a training session for the country's first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning.
Xi calls for innovation push in Dalian
A senior work safety official in northwest China stood trial on Friday on charges of accepting bribes and holding a huge amount of property with unidentified sources.
The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Asia's largest oil and gas producer, confirmed on Thursday that it has decided to remove its four senior executives under investigation for "serious violations of discipline" from their posts.
China's legislature on Friday passed a new trademark law to crack down on infringements and ensure a fair market for trademark holders.