The launch of a public, if carefully stage-managed, investigation into Mr Zhou will lend teeth to an anti-corruption campaign that has been the centerpiece of President Xi Jinping's administration since he took power in late 2012.
"While combating lawbreakers, the government should also develop the perfect mechanism to prevent such cases and better implement regulation. The 'big tiger' has been seized. It is a great warning to others who might be overstepping the line."
Zhou Bin, the younger son of former top security chief Zhou Yongkang, has been placed under detention on a charge of illegal business dealings, an article on Caijing magazine's website said on Tuesday.
The country's top decision-making body said on Tuesday that reform remains its key priority after it met to discuss the progress of the economy.
A man of 77 has traveled 2,400 km to celebrate Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim festival that marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan.
A 142-year-old Catholic church was severely damaged by a fire on Monday morning in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. The cause is still being investigated.
A bridge in Tibet's Xigaze prefecture that is scheduled to open in October is expected to increase bilateral trade between China and Nepal, Tibetan officials said.
Many residents are opposed to increases in college tuition fees and want universities to reveal their financial situations, according to an online survey released on Thursday.
Tsering is a successful farmer and businessman who says his main aim is to get rich - but two decades ago his life could not have been more different.
Editor's note: To offer a clearer picture of history, the State Archives Administration released a large number of files on 45 Japanese war criminals who were tried and convicted in China after World War II. The special military tribunal of the Supreme People's Court held public trials, sentencing the criminals to between eight and 20 years in jail. China Daily is publishing abstracts of the criminals' confessions.
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