Besides contributing to technological, economic and cultural exchanges, foreign experts in China are encouraged to participate in the central government's policy-making process by giving recommendations.
China is aiming to attract more overseas tourists by expanding a 72-hour visa-free policy for foreigners and launching more promotional websites in a variety of languages.
Hong Kong movie star Jackie Chan, an anti-drug ambassador in China, urged Chinese youths to draw lessons from the arrest of his son, Jaycee Chan, on suspicion of taking drugs and to stay away from drugs.
"The Shaolin Temple expects to form ties with the world, expand Buddhism's impact and make the Shaolin culture more widely known."
President Xi Jinping leaves on a two-day state visit to Mongolia on Thursday in the latest effort by Beijing to enhance its ties with surrounding countries.
The Ministry of Land and Resources has established a new department to take charge of real estate registration, a week after a draft regulation on property registration was issued.
Four officials from Shanghai Customs have been put under investigation for corruption.
The central government made further strides on Wednesday in streamlining administrative procedures to encourage the establishment of new companies and investment.
People who have a strong accent in their spoken Mandarin can no longer apply for a pilot's license or fly aircraft as of 2016, according to the civil aviation authority.
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