Beijing will shut down roads and close metro stations on Thursday and Saturday for night rehearsals for a parade next month marking victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45).
At least nine foreign national leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, have confirmed they will attend Beijing's military parade to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression (1937-45), media reports say. South Korean President Park Geun-hye will announce her decision no later than next week, her spokesman said.
Manufacturers that fail to suspend production in accordance with restrictions imposed before the Sept 3 military parade to reduce air pollution will face harsh fines.
Washington has launched a war of words over cybersecurity against China before President Xi Jinping's US trip next month, a move that analysts say attempts to set the agenda for the state visit and put pressure on Beijing.
A top official of the National Tourism Administration has been ousted from the Communist Party of China and removed from his post, the latest charges amid an intensified, national anti-graft campaign.
China's central bank devaluated the yuan against the US dollar by 1.86 percent on Tuesday, the largest single-day drop since exchange rate reforms began in January 1994.
If Japan wants to reconcile with China over wartime history, it should look to the example set by Germany, a senior Chinese scholar of Japan studies told China Daily.
China will honor veterans who fought in World War II with a subsidy of 5,000 yuan ($790), authorities said on Tuesday, weeks ahead of the 70th anniversary of the end of the war.
Employees should be given more flexibility in summer to take half-day vacations on Fridays, giving them extra time for weekend travel and boosting the tourism industry, the State Council suggested.
Ji Baocheng, a former president of Renmin University of China, recently returned to the limelight but for the wrong reasons.
Item from Aug 12, 1983, in China Daily: Reminiscent of the grandeur of yore ... A cornerstone was laid on Wednesday in a project to restore Yuanmingyuan - Beijing's fabulous Old Summer Palace that was burned down by invading Anglo-French forces in 1860 - and eventually make it a heritage park ...
The popularity of fitness apps, including step counters, is spurring more people to clock their walking distances with smartphones and other mobile devices.
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