The top spending watchdog has recovered more than 380 billion yuan ($58.6 billion) of public money in the first 11 months of this year, as the country steps up efforts to root out corruption and curb irregularities in public spending.
China's hectic diplomatic year saw President Xi Jinping spend 42 days conducting eight trips abroad, as China's proposed economic initiatives bore fruit and resulted in ever-increasing recognition of the country's enhanced global role.
A series of important laws were passed on Sunday by the National People's Congress Standing Committee that focus on protecting lives and making life easier for citizens.
Widespread floods wreaked havoc around the world over the weekend.
Chang Xiaobing, the chairman of China Telecommunications Corp, the country's third-largest telecom carrier, is under investigation for suspected serious disciplinary violations - often a reference to corruption-related crimes.
Slashing the number of inefficient and unprofitable "zombie enterprises" is the priority for China's "must-do" list next year, a senior central government official said on Sunday.
China's largest land arms producer, China North Industries Group Corp, has developed a series of firefighting tanks that can be used in urban areas and to control forest blazes.
We live in an era when technology has enabled everyone to be a journalist, yet not everyone has the proper training. Whether out of ignorance or out of a sense of righteousness, some of the journalism that surface online have done a better job at manipulating public sentiment rather than presenting the whole truth.
Item from Dec 28, 1984, in China Daily: Wang Hui, manager and resident beautician at a new beauty center in Beijing, examines through a mirror the brow makeup she applied for a customer.
Amid the growing importance of pets for Chinese families, many Beijingers have expressed the need for more public areas to accommodate people's animals.
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