Govt issues guidance for quality of products

China will improve legislation to promote product quality and establish a system that subjects producers and sellers of substandard goods to punitive compensation measures.

Councils to help promote culture

China's State-owned cultural institutions will adopt a new management system to give them more flexibility and make them more responsive to the public.

Official: Defendant's rights 'fully protected'

The rights and interests of Taiwan resident Lee Ming-che and his family were fully protected during the investigation of his crime and subsequent trial on the Chinese mainland, an official said on Wednesday.

PLA Navy gets new commissar

China has appointed the former chief of the general office of the Central Military Commission as the new political commissar of the People's Liberation Army Navy, media reports said.

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Maternity benefits case puts policies in spotlight

An incident in which a woman announced her pregnancy after three days on a new job - and then quit immediately after her maternity leave expired - triggered online discussions and comments that such incidents may create barriers for women in job hunting.

Five men exonerated in woman's murder

A man sentenced to death for homicide 14 years ago was acquitted on Tuesday because of "insufficient evidence" after a retrial in Fujian province.

26 executives jailed over lending fraud

Twenty-six executives of a Chinese online peer-to-peer lender were handed prison terms ranging from three years to life on Tuesday for cheating the public out of large amounts of money.

Literati from China, Japan compare notes

HANGZHOU - Literature experts as well as descendants of two well-known Asian writers met in East China to boost friendly communication between China and Japan.

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Guidelines point way ahead for Shanxi coal

The State Council, China's Cabinet, made guidelines public on Monday in support of the economic transformation of coal-rich Shanxi province and mapping the way forward.

In Hainan province, the library floats

SANYA - A coastal resort city in South China, has converted fishing boats into a floating public library.