China and Kazakhstan singed an agreement related to the Silk Road Economic Belt, a symbolic step in the transcontinental connectivity megaproject that officials and experts said is taking shape and may become a reality next year.
Highlighting the modern Silk Road's cultural importance will help pave the way for people to better understand the initiative and its direction, specialists said at the Silk Road International Cultural Forum held in the Kazakh capital Astana last week.
Services for international students will be improved, Chinese top officials said during a meeting on overseas study.
Tourism authorities will urge travel agencies to monitor tour groups and will explore the use of personal credit reports to identify possible offenders in advance.
China's top court plans to restrict those who refuse to obey court verdicts - including debtors - from traveling by high-speed rail in a bid to get them to follow judicial judgments.
Hainan, one of the most popular tourist destinations in China, has stepped up efforts in "governing the province according to law" by bringing a range of reforms in administrative examination and approval, as well as market operations, said a senior official.
Premier Li Keqiang is set to embark on a busy trip that will cover three regions, with the goal of reassuring Eurasian countries of Beijing's commitment to enhanced interconnectivity and diversified trade.
Zhu Mingguo, former chairman of the Guangdong Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, was disqualified Friday as a member of the CPPCC National Committee.
Hong Kong affairs are purely China's internal affairs. China firmly opposes the interference of any country, institution or individual in any form in Hong Kong affairs. We hope certain British lawmakers will stop their meaningless hype."
300,000 METRIC TONS OF SLUDGE containing a large amount of heavy metals was discharged by a company in Zhejiang province into the Grand Canal, a waterway running from Beijing to Hangzhou, and Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province. Twenty-three people from the company have been arrested, authorities said on Thursday.
Photo: A competitor flexes his muscles during the Sixth World BodyBuilding & Physique Sports competition in Mumbai on Tuesday. More than 400 competitors from 48 countries participated in the competition.
China's top climate negotiators in Lima, Peru, said that China is not against an assessment of countries' commitment to climate mitigation - known as intended national determined contributions - but assessment should not be carried out until after next year's summit in Paris.
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