The winner of the Funniest Person in the World competition is a brown-haired, slightly rotund stand-up comic from Finland who boasts that he has found the perfect solution to the planet's international monetary woes.
China's top legislature is considering reducing by nine the number of crimes subject to the death penalty through revising the Criminal Law.
Private clubs are to be prohibited from operating at historical sites, parks and other public facilities under a regulation issued on Monday as part of efforts to tackle corruption.
Prosecutors demanded the death penalty on Monday for the captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April, branding him an unrepentant liar who abandoned more than 300 victims of the disaster.
President Xi Jinping has called for a new type of think tank catering to China as the country looks to modernize its governance.
As the impasse on Hong Kong streets entered its fifth week, the majority in the city spoke up as thousands have signed a petition to support police action against the protests.
China has intensified inspections and patrols in border regions to stop terrorism suspects who plan to join extreme Islamic forces, government sources said.
Travel agencies in Dandong, Liaoning province, cancelled tours to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea after Pyongyang reportedly closed its borders for tourists on Friday to prevent Ebola from entering the country.
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.
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