Chinese oceanic authorities are legally obligated to survey and give standard names to islands within the country's maritime territory, according to the country's top oceanic official
China has released standard names and descriptions of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles, according to sources with the State Oceanic Administration.
China has made key technological progress in developing Long March-5 large-thrust carrier rocket and it is hopeful that the new generation rocket will make its maiden flight in 2014.
Thousands of villagers of Wukan in South China's Guangdong province, known for last year's massive protests over illegal land sales went to polls Saturday to elect a new village committee.
China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin delivered a report on the work of the country's top political advisory body at the opening meeting of its annual full session.
The nation should learn to leverage "public diplomacy" to help Chinese companies go global more smoothly and efficiently, said the spokesman of the nation's top political advisory body.
A charity campaign to offer care to the elderly in Xi'an, capital of Shaanxi province, is attracting more participants with the approach of "Learn from Lei Feng Day" on March 5.
The revised air quality standard that includes an index of PM2.5 will be implemented throughout the country by Jan 1, 2016. Air quality efforts lauded
China has made the first annual reduction in its holdings of US Treasury bonds in a decade.
More and more Japanese companies are increasing their investments in China because they believe the country is an important consumption market.
China on Friday completed a system designed to monitor the movement of the Earth's crust and predict earthquakes.
China said on Saturday it firmly opposes Japan's naming of the Diaoyu Islands.