Central military authorities pledged on Sunday to improve the efficiency of military spending so that "every cent can be spent on the knife blade".
A milestone agreement has been reached on setting up the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank, but the absence of some major economies underscores the difficulty China faces as an emerging power in making global governance initiatives.
When Peng Ankang was born prematurely in Hunan province in June, weighing just 800 grams, doctors didn't know if they could save him.
Experts have attributed a drop in the number of eligible applicants for the national civil service examination to China's ongoing anti-corruption campaign.
Government officials will be given demerit penalties and held accountable if they are found to have interfered in lawsuits, under a decision taken at a key meeting to advance the rule of law.
The main points of the statement issued after the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee:
Foreign visitors to China can create instant camaraderie and goodwill by speaking a few words of Mandarin. But Mark Zuckerberg went one step further - he conducted a half-hour public conversation in the Chinese language.
China's Beidou navigation satellite system, whose positioning accuracy will reach 2.5 meters by 2020, will soon provide services to more countries.
A photographic notebook from British explorer Robert Scott's ill-fated Antarctic expedition has been found after a century trapped in the ice of the frozen continent.
China will launch an experimental spacecraft between Friday and Sunday to test a key technology designed to help a future lunar probe return to Earth with soil samples.
Clashes continued in Hong Kong on Wednesday as demonstrators ignored a court order to vacate protest sites.
China's economic growth slowed in the third quarter to its weakest pace in five and a half years, but Premier Li Keqiang said on Tuesday structural improvements can be seen.
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