The head of the World Intellectual Property Organization spoke highly of China's achievements on intellectual property protection on Friday, a day after the United Nations agency opened an office in Beijing.
The State Council has approved the construction of a new city on the border between China and Kazakhstan in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to serve as an international trade and logistics hub, a local official said on Friday.
As part of its commitment to cut energy consumption and pollution, China will unite with other countries and international organizations in a push to protect the environment, Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday.
Establishing the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road will bring benefits to many communities along these routes, Dai Bingguo, a former state councilor, said on Friday.
Former tycoon Wu Ying, who was convicted in 2012 of investment fraud, had her death sentence with a two-year reprieve commuted to life in prison by Zhejiang High People's Court on Friday.
China has embarked on its sixth expedition to the North Pole as the icebreaker Xuelong, or Snow Dragon, set off from Shanghai on Friday.
Fujian province will actively work with Taiwan's Kinmen county to tackle the county's ongoing water supply shortage and quality problems, a top provincial official said.
As China works to feed a fifth of the world's population, the country's authorities are making efforts to help residents eat healthier with a public nutrition demonstration center in Jilin province.
Editor's note: Earlier this month, China's State Archives Administration released a number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The criminals received sentences of eight-to-20 years' imprisonment from the special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court, China's top court. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions:
A new Chinese unmanned aerial vehicle set a record for the country's remote-sensing drones by flying for more than 30 consecutive hours, the Chinese Academy of Surveying & Mapping, its developer, announced on Wednesday. The previous record was 16 hours. Coupled with China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System, the UAV can carry out rapid mapping without ground control points. The drone is made of ultralight carbon fiber materials and powered by a four-stroke, air-cooled engine.
"The release of Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom in China is indeed fortuitous, especially as it is on Madiba's birthday, and that it will be the first year that the world will commemorate this special occasion after his passing. The film will provide an opportunity for Chinese audiences to celebrate Madiba's life and pay tribute to him as a global icon and leader who is revered and respected in China."
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