President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama exchanged views in a telephone conversation on Monday, with Obama offering his sympathy for the families of those aboard the missing Malaysia Airlines jet.
Protecting the environment is a tradition for local people, and the government is willing to sacrifice development in exchange for "preserving verdant hills and green waters", according to the chairman of the Tibet autonomous region.
The top legislature will try to reduce the number of crimes subject to the death penalty by revising the Criminal Law this year, an official said on Sunday.
As positive economic factors are likely to emerge in the second half of this year, the 7.5 percent growth target set by the government will be met, scholars at the nation's top economic planning agency said on Sunday.
China will further improve the environment for foreign investors and expand access to service sectors, Commerce Minister Gao Hucheng said on Friday.
China against sanctions; urges parties involved to narrow differences through political dialogue
Job fears voiced over eased family planning policy
Legislators and political advisers have called for advanced technologies to be used in helping China battle air pollution, with the nation soon due to test a cutting-edge drone designed to clear smog.
When Premier Li Keqiang asked Niang Maoxian for advice on Thursday, the physician didn't hesitate to give it.
Premier Li Keqiang placed the emphasis firmly on reform as he delivered the Government Work Report at the opening of the annual legislative session in Beijing on Wednesday. He promised to cut red tape, make China a magnet for foreign investment and steer "the giant ship of China's economy" on a smooth course.
"Some of these problems have arisen in the course of development, and others have occurred because we have not done our work well enough. The government must first examine itself to identify the causes of these problems and work out ways to resolve them."
Peace can only be preserved with strength, the spokeswoman for China's top legislature said on Tuesday, in one of the strongest responses to concerns over growing military power.
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