The former vice-minister of the National Development and Reform Commission has been expelled from the Party and handed over to judicial authorities.
Former deputy chief of China's top economic planning body Liu Tienan has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) and removed from public office for discipline and law violations.
The strained China-Japan relationship is the most telling witness to how Japan's diplomatic policies have been held hostage by its domestic politics.
After reading the reports and comments, I found most of the media concentrated on the point that "90 percent of citizens from each side share a negative impression of the other country."
Ordinary people in China and Japan are pessimistic about future economic cooperation between the two countries as bilateral relations worsen, a recent survey has found.
A government study has reaffirmed the existence of "cancer villages" along a major river, the latest sign of fast economic growth taking a heavy toll on the environment.
The impasse between Beijing and Tokyo has badly hurt the attitude of both peoples toward their neighbor, with nine out of 10 saying they dislike the other nation.
A four-ship fleet from the China Coast Guard (CCG) patrolled the country's territorial waters surrounding the Diaoyu Islands on Wednesday.
The National Health and Family Planning Commission said no timetable has yet been determined and the new plan will be carried out "at the proper time".
Four judges and a State-owned company executive in Shanghai embroiled in a prostitution scandal have been expelled from the Party.
Authorities in East China's Shanghai expelled three court officials from the CPC and placed another on probation for allegedly hiring prostitutes.
Top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng said development remains "fundamental and key" to addressing all issues related to Tibet.