The deployment of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system will substantially improve China's air defense capability, military experts said as Russian media reported that China has bought the cutting-edge weapon.
A sandstorm swept across a large part of North China on Wednesday with Beijing witnessing its strongest sand and dust weather in 13 years, according to Beijing Meteorological Bureau.
Premier Li Keqiang has pledged to use more flexible fiscal measures to sustain growth as the economy faces a difficult point of transition.
Government streamlining: Premier Li Keqiang appeared shocked when Wu Xiaobo, a renowned financial writer, said that businesspeople in Ningbo, Zhejiang province, have complained that they have to spend at least half their time negotiating with local governments for customs clearance.
Work on setting up a "three-dimensional" security network is to be stepped up under a national policy package aimed at eradicating potential deadly attacks.
China's agricultural authority is set to conduct more comprehensive assessments of hybrid rice varieties following a massive crop failure in Anhui province caused by abnormal weather conditions and rice disease.
"We are not high-ranking officials or rich business people," declared the mother of the Lamborghini driver who was allegedly racing with a Ferrari driver before both supercars crashed in the tunnel near the Bird's Nest stadium, on the rainy Saturday night.
Item from April 15, 1993, in China Daily: Construction of the 18.1-kilometer expressway between Beijing's Capital Airport and the city proper is well ahead of schedule. The 14.5-kilometer section between Dashanzi in Chaoyang district and the airport will open in early June - three months earlier than planned.
A recent China Tourism Academy survey showed that 70 percent of tourists gave the thumbs down for toilets at scenic spots nationwide.
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Premier Li Keqiang highlighted Japan's previous war apologies and urged the country to face up to history on Tuesday, amid increasing but halting efforts to thaw frosty Sino-Japanese ties.
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