The planned merger of two regulators, one on press and the other on broadcasting will boost the development of Chinese culture and increase its global influence.

After the Beijing government decided to boost the development of the capital's southern sections in 2010, the area has turned into a bustling center of commerce and high-tech and educational institutes.

Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has rejected accusations that the Chinese government and military are behind cyber attacks on Western websites, calling for "rules and cooperation", instead of a cyberspace "war" or politics-driven smear campaigns.

China Daily Website reporters cover two sessions

Chinese leaders join discussions with NPC deputies

The plenary session provides seven languages, including Tibetan and Korean, to deputies who have difficulties understanding Mandarin.

The Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region is facing a new problem - dealing with the dissemination of false information about the region that may lead to people misunderstanding Xinjiang and its people.

Wearing short hair and wrapped in an army suit, her face beaten by the sun, Wen Min expresses her feminine side through her soft voice and dimples as she smiles.

Chen Jining (right), president of Tsinghua University and an NPC deputy, answers journalists' questions at a panel discussion of the Beijing delegation on Wednesday.

Southwest China's Chongqing municipality said it is being "resolute" in handling a recent sex scandal involving a number of mid-ranking officials.

Students from the United States who study a China Women's University chat with members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee at the International Women's Day reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Wednesday.