The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) had no plan to conduct nuclear tests alongside its peaceful satellite development program.
China's pork prices continued to fall 1 percent last week despite the government's move to purchase frozen pork.
China will better protect ecosystems and push legislation on genetic resources to preserve biological diversity in 2012, the vice-minister of environmental protection said Tuesday.
Singapore maintained its position as Asia's top convention city for the 10th consecutive year.
A ceremony was held on May 22 marking the start of the construction of the 8.5-generation LCD project of LG Display with its Chinese partners in Guangzhou.
The Chinese mainland reported donations of some 1,010 tonnes of blood in the first quarter.
Six people have died and five others were injured after heavy rains hit Southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Yu Zhengsheng was elected secretary of the Shanghai Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday.
China will issue specific guidelines on encouraging private investment in more industries.
US chemical giant Dow Chemical said it will seize the opportunity of sponsoring the Olympic Games.
More than 1 million cataracts patients in China have been cured in the past three years with the help of 872 million yuan ($138 million) in subsidies from the central government.
Thirteen Chinese brands are among the most valuable in the world.