China on Friday called for "comprehensive and long-term" peace between Arab nations and Israel, despite the country's insistence on being open to all options against Iran for its nuclear ambitions.
Chinese ambassador to the UN Li Baodong said China supports Joint Special Envoy Kofi Annan's mediation efforts concerning the Syrian crisis.
China on Friday voiced concern over the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) plan to launch a satellite next month.
Three candidates running for chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ( SAR) took part in their first joint election debate Friday night, putting forward their campaign messages.
The Report on the Work of the Government, delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at annual session of the 11th NPC, includes review of work in 2011, major steps to be taken in 2012, and major tasks for 2012.
China rejected a Japanese lawyer's indictment against a Chinese captain involved in a collision with two Japanese patrol boats in 2010.
China and Japan place great value in the high-level economic dialogue between the two countries, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Thursday.
The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has decided to remove Wang Lijun from the position of vice-mayor of Chongqing.
Vice-Premier Zhang Dejiang has been appointed Party chief of Chongqing, replacing Bo Xilai.
Chongqing vice-mayor Wang Lijun dismissed
Some say that it's the Oscars of China's news conferences, but I disagree. The Oscars has many stars, while the premier's news conference has only one.
Premier Wen Jiabao said on Wednesday that the Arab people's demand for democracy must be respected, and that China would not take sides in the issue.
A long-awaited amendment will make interrogating criminals a "must" for judges when they review a death penalty sentence.