After three straight months of US debt sell-offs, China increased its holdings of US securities 0.6 percent month-on-month, bringing the country's total to $1.27 trillion.
Torrential rain and floods that have battered southwestern China since Friday will continue, according to forecasters. At least 32 people have died and tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes.
Brazil is expecting an increase in the number of Chinese tourists, following a surge in interest due to the World Cup and also the Olympic Games which will be held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016.
Hong Kong chief executive Leung Chun-ying presented a report to the NPC Standing Commitee to initiate the process of a promised election reform ahead of the next vote for Hong Kong's chief executive in 2017.
The Chinese community in the US is demanding Fox News fire host Bob Beckel and seeks an apology after Beckel's discriminatory comments about Chinese people aired on July 4.
The campaign against corruption has thrown new light on officials sending wives and children abroad where they could transfer illicit income and set up a base should they be forced to flee China.
Police nationwide have arrested 108 Internet ball gamblers and confiscated 18 billion yuan ($2.9 billion) in illegal assets during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, held in Brazil from June 12 to July 13.
The businesses of Uygur entrepreneurs in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, especially in traditional Uygur foods, have suffered serious setbacks since the wave of attacks.
China unveils a plan which encourages government organs to buy more new energy vehicles - a move that aims to increase awareness, help tackle pollution and boost the new energy car market.
A Chinese Middle East envoy on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians as their five-day clashes have caused heavy casualties.
Beijing will enforce the required use of low-sulfur coal from Aug 1 to tackle the air pollution that frequently clogs the skies of the country's major cities, Xinhua News Agency said on Saturday.
Beijing police have completed security planning for the upcoming APEC meeting, which they see as the most important event in the capital since the 2008 Olympics, an official said on Friday.
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