Chinese courts laid special stress on facts and evidence in the trials of suspects involved in the riots in Lhasa in 2008 and in Urumqi last year, said a report delivered by the country's chief justice to the parliament Thursday.

China's procuratorate conducted graft probes against 2,670 officials above county level last year, including eight at the provincial or ministerial level, said Prosecutor-General Cao Jianming Thursday.
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China needs a bigger public diplomacy campaign to better present the country to the world, said Zhao Qizheng, spokesman for the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), on Monday.

Although the negative impact and the shadow of the March 14, 2008 riot in Lhasa, capital of Tibet autonomous region, will always remain, it won't affect the region's development, the mayor of Lhasa told China Daily in an exclusive interview on Wednesday.

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Genetically modified (GM) foods still have a long way to go before they reach the Chinese market even though the Ministry of Agriculture has certificated two strains of GM rice, a senior rural affairs official said.

Thomas Friedman identified Dalian as China's Bangalore in his seminal work The World is Flat five years ago. Xia Deren, the port city's Party chief, who was mayor when the Pulitzer winner interviewed him, believes that this will become reality in about five years.

China wants the United States to take more radical steps in tackling global warming, though the Obama administration has done a better job than previous governments, the nation's top climate negotiator said on Wednesday.

Real estate prices in February rose at the fastest pace in almost two years, adding urgency to the government's efforts to rein in speculation and increase the amount of affordable housing.
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A stronger Chinese navy will not seek to build military bases overseas, a retired senior officer said amid media reports that China harbors such "ambitions."