Oversight of govt deals to increase

China will create integrated, standardized platforms for bidding, government procurement and other deals involving public resources - the country's latest move to ratchet up its national anti-corruption drive.

Minister pledges to keep PLA clean

Defense Minister Chang Wanquan pledged intensified efforts in running the armed forces with "strict discipline and in accordance with the law" on Friday in Beijing amid China's sweeping anti-graft campaign.

Facility upgrades set as more tourists plan own vacations

China is to increase its investment in tourism as more and more people are planning trips around the country on their own.

More, larger drainage pipes not the solution to urban flooding, official says

It is impossible to solve urban flooding issues by simply expanding and building huge drainage pipes, a senior ministry official said on Friday.

Yunnan's ex-deputy Party chief probed

Qiu He, former deputy Party chief of Yunnan province, has been placed under investigation for alleged graft, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Friday.

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155 Chinese workers pardoned

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said it values moves by the Myanmar government to secure the release of 155 Chinese workers who were granted a presidential pardon on Thursday. They had been detained since January.

Ministry responds to port speculation

The Ministry of National Defense said on Thursday that whether a new port being built could host aircraft carriers, as some media have recently speculated, would be decided "in accordance with the tasks required".

Ex-environmental official held in probe

A former top official at the Ministry of Environmental Protection has been held for investigation on corruption charges, as the nationwide anti-graft campaign reaches more sectors.

Spying claims denied; academic out on bail

Allegations of economic espionage leveled by the United States against Chinese universities and government-backed companies are completely groundless, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

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China will better manage religious personnel and safeguard the legal interests of the religious community, authorities said on Thursday.

Govt, business propose quantum leap

The Chinese Academy of Sciences and Alibaba announced the establishment of a joint quantum computing laboratory on Thursday in Shanghai with the goal of developing superfast quantum computers.