India and China are arranging cooperation in combating pirates in the Indian Ocean by holding a meeting of navy officers recently to ensure effective communication and cooperation.
China's Ministry of Commerce is to send a work team to Libya to exchange views on China's participation in the African country's post-war reconstruction.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel arrived in Beijing on Thursday, starting a three-day official visit to China.
Beijing plans to launch a new residence permit instead of the temporary license for migrant workers in 2012, the vice-mayor Liu Jingmin said.
China vowed to renew its efforts to improve agriculture through science and technology as part of a major effort to boost the country's agricultural production and increase farmers' incomes.
China's manufacturing sector expanded in January, as indicated by a slight rise in the Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) to 50.5 from 50.3 in December.
The official probe into cadmium pollution and local police have detained eight executives from two companies that are suspected of waste dumping.
Internet users in the municipality with a history of online dishonesty may be barred from certain business activities in real life.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will deepen Sino-German ties during her upcoming official visit to China, during which she will discuss bilateral relations.
Residents in the southern village of Wukan voted on Wednesday for an independent election committee.
China expressed its opposition to military intervention, or the introduction of new sanctions, to resolve the situation in Syria.
A proactive fiscal policy is a "feasible and indispensable" option to allow China to maintain steady development amid the global downturn.