China on Thursday urged the United States to take "effective measures" to protect its diplomatic institutions and staff, and prevent similar incidents following an arson attack on a Chinese consulate-general.
China is making giant strides toward becoming a strong helicopter power, military experts said.
The Chinese military is to establish a joint operational command system "in due course".
Premier Li Keqiang pledged to support Cambodia on Thursday as the Southeast Asian country aims for a greater role in regional and international affairs.
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday criticized the United States for sending three Chinese terrorists from the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to Slovakia.
Since Jan 1, unemployed urban and rural residents in Beijing can get more reimbursement for treating severe diseases.
Police detained 182 suspects, including a former local Party chief and village head, as part of a special operation in Lufeng, Guangdong province, on Sunday that broke up 18 major drug gangs.
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in Hong Kong on Thursday said it will take resolute and decisive measures to deal with any unauthorized break-in to its barracks in the Special Administrative Region.
In a drive that first targeted officials, then university presidents, and now lawmakers, China's fierce battle against corruption is hitting deeper and affecting more people.
The State Council, China's cabinet, has appointed Xu Dazhe head of the Atomic Energy Authority, it announced on Thursday.
A man was fined 1,000 yuan ($165) for smoking on a high-speed railway train in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Wednesday.
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