Top-secret military documents from World War II have revealed the depth and strength of the alliance between China and the United States against Imperial Japan, as well as joint efforts to rescue downed US pilots.
For the past 20 years, Wang Feixue and his team have been working on China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System. Now the pace is being stepped up to "lay out the stars" and form a constellation of satellites orbiting the Earth.
A husband who killed a colleague nine years ago after seeing the man rape his wife has been sentenced to life in prison.
Prosecuting departments in 13 cities and regions will be given the green light to file charges in defense of the public interest in broader areas, especially in cases of serious environmental damage.
Human traffickers are likely to face tougher penalties, and the list of punishable terrorist activities is set to be expanded, under proposed revisions to the Criminal Law that have been advanced to a second reading by legislators.
China will strengthen supervision of the government's air pollution control efforts and require the timely release of city assessment data, according to the second draft of new regulations.
Officials will pledge their allegiance to the Constitution when assuming office if a draft legal document submitted to the top legislature for deliberation on Wednesday becomes law.
Southeast Asia remains the largest source of drugs smuggled into China, accounting for over 90 percent of the drugs seized by law enforcement officers last year.
The courts were told to deal with drug offenders severely on Wednesday after the number of people sentenced in drug cases topped 100,000 in a year for the first time.
Arrests of Chinese actors and singers on drug-related offenses over the past few years show that those in the nation's entertainment industry are not immune to prosecution, a key official with the Beijing Public Security Bureau said on Wednesday.
Guangdong province plans to step up its efforts to combat the production and sale of drugs in the coming months.
The State Council, China's Cabinet, will set up a leading group for its plan to enhance the country's manufacturing prowess and improve the reputation of "Made in China" goods.
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