China has ordered companies and joint ventures from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea to shut down within 120 days as it applies UN sanctions imposed following Pyongyang's sixth nuclear test, the Ministry of Commerce and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce said on Thursday.
Taxes collected from enterprises will be cut further amid a pilot reform that has replaced the business tax with a value-added tax, Premier Li Keqiang said.
The 63 liaison officers from Chinese police forces sent to the nation's embassies and consulates in 31 countries have played a key role in handling an increasing number of cases abroad involving Chinese people, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
An acquaintance posted to WeChat last week that her flight to Beijing from another Chinese city was delayed. She expressed shock over it on the instant messaging app.
Item from Sept 29, 1982, in China Daily: Shanghai children watch animated cartoons on a miniature plastic film projector made by the Xianfeng Film Machinery Factory in the city.
The 8,000-strong peacekeeping standby force that President Xi Jinping promised in 2015 has finished its registration process with the UN and will be deployed after training, the Defense Ministry said on Thursday.
The Palace Museum in Beijing, also known as the Forbidden City, opened its northern city wall for the first time to the public on Thursday.
Hebei province has suspended dozens of polluting companies that violated environmental protection rules, and will continue inspections in coming months to improve air quality.
Li Junpei, a doctoral graduate of the highly regarded University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, Anhui province, has had significant achievements in the past year, after he met with President Xi Jinping at his alma mater in April 2016.
The profits of China's industrial firms registered the fastest growth in four years in August thanks to rising product prices and falling costs, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Wednesday. Analysts said the country's industrial profits may continue to grow at a stable pace as demand rises.
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