China will use more policy weapons to achieve its growth targets for the year, said Premier Li Keqiang at a closed-door meeting with a small group of key officials on Friday.
China's top legislature has adopted an amendment to the Criminal Law removing the death penalty for nine crimes and limiting the ability of those convicted of corruption from continually seeking reduced sentences.
Some areas of Beijing, including several subway stations, will be restricted this week ahead of Thursday's big parade marking victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
The death toll from the Tianjin warehouse explosions on Aug 12 rose to 150 on Sunday, with 23 people still missing, according to rescue authorities.
Washington hopes to see President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to the United States become "a milestone" in relations, US National Security Advisor Susan Rice said during a Beijing trip in preparation for Xi's visit.
Chinese race walker Liu Hong lived up to the huge expectations and won the first gold medal for China at the Beijing world athletics championships on Friday, and she has already set her sights on winning the 2016 Olympics as well.
If you miss it now, there's no telling how long it will be before you'll get another opportunity to view Along the River During the Qingming Festival, the cream of Chinese fine art.
All certified genetically modified foods that are sold on the Chinese market are safe, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
Huang Yung-fu greets visitors to his village in central Taiwan with paint-stained hands and shoes spattered with flecks of color, a sign of the daily artistic labor that has seen him single-handedly stave off the developers' bulldozers.
The love of music is timeless. From music lovers holding radios and cassette recorders at a square in Guilin, the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, in 1988 (above), to fans converging at Jingshan Park in Beijing to stage a small performance in 2004 (below), people's passion for music never changes. Music also reflects changes over time. Each generation has its own songs that have left indelible memories.
Beijing has long been famous for colorful streets imbued with local culture. Thousands of visitors walk through the small alleys to gaze at the architecture and experience the city's cultural heritage. Here are some of the most famous streets in the capital city.
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