Japan's top court will rule this week on two 19th-century family laws that critics say are sexist and out of touch.
Economists expect the yuan to continue depreciating slightly against the dollar as the US Federal Reserve appears poised to raise interest rates for the first time since 2006.
Four high-profile inmates have had their sentences reduced, according to information disclosed online on Monday.
A funny thing happened between China's first female Nobel Prize winner giving her acceptance speech in Sweden and that speech reaching her home country: Two entirely different versions appeared, and the fake one became a viral hit.
Item from Dec 15, 1996, in China Daily: Beijing citizens wait in line at the Beijing Stock Registration Co to qualify for trading in the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets. ... People from all trades and various age groups are joining the frenetic team of stock investors. In October, China had 18 million stock investors. The group is growing by 10,000 people a day. ...
An increasing number of people in China are buying overseas products online this year, according to Amazon China.
China signed deals with Kazakhstan on Monday to expand traditional cooperation in energy to the non-energy sectors, including transportation, tourism and agriculture.
The Chinese Navy has commissioned three world-class guided missile destroyers, extensively improving the country's maritime combat capability.
Negotiations on maritime demarcation between China and the Republic of Korea will help set a good example for resolving maritime issues, experts said.
The landmark legally binding agreement on climate change reached in Paris at the weekend is the right choice made by all parties at a historic juncture, according to China's special representative on the issue.
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