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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi placed his upcoming visit to China in a global context, seeking to send a positive message to the world on the countries' mutual commitment to strengthening cooperation.
Sixteen government officials have been appointed in coal-rich Shanxi province to fill the power vacuum left by the campaign to root out corruption.
Somemajor obstacles remain between China and the United States on capturing Chinese officials at large in the US and recovering assets they stole, the authorities said.
China will strengthen cooperation with the United States on major legal cases aimed at repatriating corrupt Chinese officials hiding there as well as confiscating their ill-gotten assets, a senior official of the Supreme People's Procuratorate said.
The general office of the Communist Party of China and the State Council jointly released a guideline on Tuesday calling for the creation of a list of specific powers vested in local governments - a move designed to press forward with administrative reforms and provide the public with tools to supervise officials more effectively .According to the document, the provincial governments will release their lists of powers by the end of this year, and city governments will release theirs by the end of 2016.
Chinese leaders voiced their condolences on Monday over the death of Lee Kuan Yew, the founding father of modern Singapore and the city-state's first prime minister.
State-owned chemical giant China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is set to acquire a controlling stake in Pirelli, the world's fifth-largest tire maker.
China has an open and inclusive attitude in building and operating the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
In Beijing's eyes, Lee Kuan Yew, the late founding father and leader of Singapore, was a political heavyweight whose presence was keenly felt during significant moments of China's development. He was not only "an old friend of the Chinese people" but also "the founder of China-Singapore relations", according to official Chinese news releases.
Then-Singaporean prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew, visits China, meets Chairman Mao Zedong. (pic 1)
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