Cheng Siwei, one of the country's leading economists and a former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, died of illness on July 12. He was 80.
Temperatures in Beijing are at some of their highest levels of the year, with the mercury expected to hit 40C by tomorrow.
Market regulatory officials are pushing for provisions to be included in a Securities Law amendment to create a national financial stabilization fund that would legitimize and enable government intervention during turmoil in the securities market.
Liu Wei, a white-collar worker in Beijing, never imagined his investment in the stock market could shrink so fast.
Typhoon Chan-hom, which hit eastern coastal China on Saturday, is set to bring heavy rainstorms to Shandong and Liaoning provinces, but forecasters said the huge storm is expected to weaken as it moves northeast.
One hundred and nine illegal immigrants repatriated from Thailand to China on Thursday had been on their way to Turkey, Syria or Iraq to join jihad, the Ministry of Public Security confirmed Saturday.
A senior Supreme People's Court judge has been placed under investigation on suspicion of disciplinary and law violations, the top disciplinary watchdog reported on Sunday.
Listed companies on Friday rushed to resume trading of their shares as the Chinese stock market rebounded strongly in response to a widened government effort to stem a massive 30 percent market decline.
The six-nation Shanghai Cooperation Organisation decided on Friday to start procedures for India and Pakistan to join the group as full members.
Despite the recent stock market turbulence, China is on course to stabilize the situation and fulfill its economic targets, according to a seminar on China's economic circumstances on Thursday.
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