The taxation burden of China's enterprises is estimated to be eased by more than 500 billion yuan ($77.2 billion) after the wider implementation of a pilot value-added tax reform.
A record number of suggestions submitted by the nation's political advisers have been adopted in the final version of the Government Work Report, an official who participated in the drafting of the plan said on Friday.
The Foreign Ministry called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to comply with United Nations Security Council resolutions after the DPRK launched a missile on Friday.
British airline Virgin Atlantic said it was investigating a reported incident on a recent flight from London to Shanghai in which a Chinese woman said she was abused by a fellow passenger in racist and vitriolic language and then ignored by a flight attendant.
Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi will have to ditch his Samsung phone for a device from Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies Co.
Declines in China's foreign trade will ease after the first quarter, but conditions will remain severe and complex this year, the Ministry of Commerce predicted on Thursday.
One of China's leading animation and toy producers, Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co, used to depend on domestic market demand for growth.
Beijing has resumed diplomatic ties with Gambia, the West African country that cut "diplomatic" relations with Taiwan in 2013.
A hit South Korean TV drama about a gun-toting soldier saving lives in a distant land has won over Thailand's prime minister, who called on Thursday for citizens to watch the show.
China is expected to adopt its first national standard on laboratory animal welfare and ethics by the end of the year.