On Oct 1, as part of the reform of China's residency system, Beijing began issuing residence certificates, ending the 31-year policy of temporary "stay cards" for residents without a Beijing hukou.
Northeast China's Liaoning province will strengthen environmental protection for the ocean and islands during the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), according to the local maritime authorities.
Editor's note: China issued the third National Human Rights Action Plan (2016-20) on Thursday. Since 1993, when the United Nations called for member countries to formulate human rights action plans, 37 countries have produced 49 plans. After publishing its first human rights action plan in 2009, China has raised public awareness of their protection. The following are excerpts from two experts' comments on the plan, complied by Li Yang.
Senior Communist Party of China official Liu Yunshan met separately with Mongolia's president and prime minister on Saturday, signaling a strong desire on both sides to cement ties in a comprehensive manner.
Participation in China's Belt and Road Initiative will help Mongolia overcome its economic crisis, according to the director of a major newspaper in the country.
Editor's note: China issued The 3rd National Human Rights Action Plan (2016-20) last week. Since the United Nations called for countries to formulate plans, 37 countries have produced 49 plans. Since its first plan in 2009, China has raised public awareness of human rights protection. Following are excerpts of two experts' comments on the plan, compiled by Li Yang.
A total of seven people were confirmed dead, 15 rescued and around 20 still missing by Friday evening following a rain-triggered landslide that devastated a village in Zhejiang province, officials said.
Environmental protection is about to be included as a metric for assessing district governors in Shanghai. Anyone whose neglect of duty leads to severe consequences must accept blame and resign.
Wan Qingliang, former secretary of the Guangzhou committee of the Communist Party of China, in Guangdong province, was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday for accepting bribes.
China is promoting prefabricated buildings as a way to save energy and help resolve the problem of excessive industrial capacity, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development announced on Friday.
A national list of architectural masterpieces was released in Beijing on Thursday to remind people of disappearing heritage.
Some areas in North China will see smog at the start of the National Day holiday period (Oct 1-7), but weather conditions in most parts of China will be favorable for outdoor trips, the national weather forecaster said on Thursday.
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