A program that enables detention center inmates awaiting trial to consult a lawyer is set to expand across the country by the end of the year, according to the author of a human rights report.
China has proposed hosting informal meetings with Southeast Asian leaders, seeking to improve ties with ASEAN amid maritime disputes and to counter the United States' influence in the region.
A Chinese flotilla arrived at San Diego naval base in the US on Sunday for a five-day visit after taking part in the world's largest maritime military drill.
China is set to launch an experimental, recoverable moon orbiter before the end of the year, according to the nation's space agency.
Seventy-two newsstands have been removed from the streets of Chaoyang district in the capital - and owners fear more could face closure.
Chinese medical teams sent to African countries hit by the Ebola outbreak will work with local and Chinese governments to combat the deadly disease.
Chinese peacekeeping police in Liberia have taken strict precautions to cope with the deadly Ebola virus sweeping through Africa.
Only a small percentage of sexual assault cases that occurred on Chinese campuses from January 2013 to May 2014 have been reported by public security or education authorities, an NGO's survey said this week.
Natural disasters in July killed 302 people nationwide, with 64 still missing and over 80 million affected, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday. More than 2 million people were relocated after natural disasters, and 781,000 people need emergency living assistance, the ministry said. July's natural disasters were mostly typhoons, floods and drought. Hail, earthquakes, mountain collapses, landslides, forest and prairie fires.
Rampant illegal mining, black market dealing and smuggling have seriously disrupted the rare earths market and led to a nosedive in prices of the resources in China."
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