China's ocean watchdog said on Thursday it would allocate 30 million yuan ($4.8 million) in 2013 to enhance international cooperation with developing economies in the South China Sea.
China's new leader Xi Jinping has uttered an unusual warning about the cyclical rise and fall of rulers during a visit to the non-Communist parties in China this week.
Maldivian President Mohamed Waheed said Wednesday that he has no doubt that the traditional bounds of friendship and cooperation with China will continue to grow and expand in the years to come.
The vice president of the Supreme People's Court (SPC) on Thursday urged courts to handle cases in strict accordance with the law and to treat cases involving government officials impartially.
A government spokesman confirmed on Thursday that a Chinese maritime surveillance plane was harassed by Japanese military aircraft while patrolling airspace near the Diaoyu Islands.
An unmanned drone developed by a research team of the People's Liberation Army will soon undergo its first test.
China's Defense Ministry Thursday said the Chinese military "closely monitors" and is "highly vigilant" concerning relevant Japanese Air Self-Defense Force activity in the airspace over the Diaoyu Islands.
China sends patrol vessel to South China Sea
China on Thursday sent an oceangoing patrol vessel equipped with a helipad to the South China Sea, the first of its kind to be put into service there.
The State Council Information Office of the People's Republic of China on Wednesday published a white paper on the medical and health services in China.
Non-communist political parties have voiced support for China's multi-party system following a visit by Xi Jinping, the new helmsman of the Communist Party of China.
Shanghai's legislature passed an amendment to the city's petition regulation on Wednesday afternoon, encouraging social groups and professionals to offer petitioners consultation or even to represent them.
Yang Xiong, deputy mayor of Shanghai since 2003, was promoted to acting mayor of the eastern metropolis on Wednesday.