China National Offshore Oil Corp Ltd said on Tuesday that its net production in the first quarter declined to 79.8 million barrels of oil equivalent.
Suning Appliance Co Ltd, China's largest electrical appliance retailer, began construction on the country's largest e-commerce headquarters on Monday.
China will let tourists visit the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea this year, said the vice governor of Hainan province, which administers the islands.
Thunderstorms pounded the central and eastern parts of China on Tuesday, flooding streets, delaying flights and disrupting traffic.
Three preschool-aged children died after being hit by a car in the countryside of South China's Hainan province on Tuesday morning, local authorities said.
Anders Behring Breivik, the Norwegian on trial for the mass murder of 77 people last July, has puzzled mental health experts trying to decide one of the central questions in the case: whether he is sane or in touch with reality.
China urged Tuesday relevant parties to remain "calm and restrained" to avoid damaging ease of tension on the Korean Peninsula and regional peace and stability.
A draft amendment to China's Civil Procedure Law allows small claims for debts or damage to be handled more efficiently.
The sons of two members of the first US team to scale Mount Qomolangma are hoping to climb the world's highest mountain, replicating their fathers' feat nearly half a century after the historic first US ascent.
Chinese President Hu Jintao held talks with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit on Tuesday afternoon in Beijing.
Chinese carmakers are displaying new-energy vehicles at the Auto China 2012, aiming at a stake in the market.
China's stock index futures closed lower Tuesday, with the contract for May, the most actively traded, down 0.46 percent.