President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the Party's disciplinary mechanism to be reformed as China's anti-graft campaign expands.
Meeting safety and emissions standards in the US a key factor for manufacturers
Thailand may see its projects with China delayed and fewer Chinese tourists visiting the country, analysts said on Monday as protesters attempted to cripple Bangkok.
Comments seen by analyst as indirect criticism of Japan
Beijing witnessed an unexpected sharp drop in inbound tourism in 2013, as tourism officials looked for ways to reverse the trend.
Rich Chinese tourists looking to space for their next trips
Disciplinary supervision authorities punished 182,038 corrupt officials last year, an increase of 13.3 percent from 2012, the country's top anti-graft agency said on Friday.
At least seven ministerial-level officials have been investigated by the top anti-corruption watchdog since last November.
Two scientists, nuclear weapons expert Cheng Kaijia and physical chemist Zhang Cunhao, won China's top science award on Friday for their outstanding contributions to scientific and technological innovation.
Zhang Cunhao, 85, is a renowned chemist, former president of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and a fellow of the Third World Academy of Science.
China very likely overtook the United States last year to become the world's largest trading country in goods for the first time, a spokesman for China's customs administration said on Friday.
Economists expect pressure from inflation to cause no problems this year, following the release of key figures on Thursday.
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