The State Council has unveiled a series of changes designed to reflect recent changes in society and maximise administrative efficiency.
After the Beijing government decided to boost the development of the capital's southern sections in 2010, the area has turned into a bustling center of commerce and high-tech and educational institutes.
The railways and health ministries are being axed in an unprecedented government restructuring plan announced on Sunday.
Reforms moving with the times
New health commission set to be established
Shake up on the cards for food and drug safety
Cultural regulators set to be merged
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a return against Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia during their match at the BNP Paribas Open WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, March 9, 2013.
A China Marine Surveillance (CMS) detachment on Sunday started a joint ship-helicopter patrol of the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea.
The third plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2013.
Government agencies have been tasked with looking into the reform of laojiao, the process of re-education through labor, and the findings may soon be released.
China's consumer prices spiked to a 10-month high in February, driven up by traditional spending during the Spring Festival holidays.
Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro was officially sworn in on Friday as the country's acting president, following the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday.
China's exports kept gaining momentum in February amid increasing global demand, while the trade outlook for the whole year is "cautiously optimistic".
When China's prominence as a buyer in the world's art market slipped, Michael Plummer was watching from a front-row seat.
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