Chinese and US leaders expect positive and practical results from Vice-President Xi Jinping's trip to the US next week.
The peak season has come for prayer, and Buddhists from ethnic Tibetan regions have been flocking to Lhasa since the start of winter.
The government aims to raise its minimum wage at least 13 percent each year from 2011 to 2015, according to a national employment promotion plan.
The upcoming regulation requiring micro blog users to register with their real identities has yet to set procedures for overseas users.
Local government has urged inspection organizations to speed up examination of suspect fake eggs discovered in the Guangdong capital.
European companies have thrown a large number of Chinese emissions reduction projects into doubt by refusing to pay the pre-agreed price following a market plunge.
With the start of a new semester, the city's education departments are working to improve security in local schools and kindergartens.
China plans to forbid orphanages from giving children names that may prove discriminatory against them later in life.
Local authorities have reassured residents that it's OK to drink the tap water in Zhenjiang, East China's Jiangsu province, following a chemical spill nearby.
Stiffer financial penalties will be imposed on those found guilty of contaminating food, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang told a meeting on Wednesday.
Chen Meng, the former deputy head of a district government in Shanghai, stood trial Wednesday for allegedly taking bribes worth 15.5 million yuan.
Beijing will roll out multiple measures to lower the city's readings of PM2.5, which stands for fine particulate matter in the air, by nearly 30% by 2020.