Gambling hub at crossroads as revenues decline
2015-03-06 07:41:13
Macao is standing at a critical juncture in changing from a gaming hub into a world-leading tourism and leisure center with a diversified economy.
Li gets tough in pollution fight
2015-03-06 04:08:13
Premier Li Keqiang promised to build a more effective environmental regime in a country plagued by frequent smog and other types of pollution from industrial operations.
Li gets tough in pollution fight
2015-03-06 04:08:13
In his annual Government Work Report to China's lawmakers at the opening of their 2015 plenary session, the premier called pollution a "blight on people's quality of life and a trouble that weighs on their hearts".
Premier Li delivers govt work report
2015-03-05 09:09:53
Premier Li Keqiang began delivering his government work report with the start of the 3rd session of 12th National People's Congress in Beijing.
Website spreads Diaoyu messages
2015-03-05 07:44:40
English-language and Japanese versions of a website were launched by China on Wednesday to demonstrate its sovereignty over the Diaoyu Islands.
Defense budget to rise about 10%
2015-03-05 03:44:14
China will raise its defense budget by around 10 percent this year to support its military modernization, a senior official said on Wednesday.
Law to get tough on domestic violence
2015-03-05 03:42:48
Committing domestic violence can result in penalties as severe as the death sentence, according to a guideline released by China’s top judicial authorities on Wednesday.
China's regional strategy gets nod
2015-03-04 11:14:10
The US backs China's engagement and bilateral cooperation in the Asia-Pacific region, said a State Department official on Tuesday.
Call for better detention centers to ensure justice
2015-03-04 07:53:17
Facilities in detention centers should be improved and suspects given better protection, according to political advisers and legislators.
2 men in underage-sex case sentenced for rape
2015-03-04 07:49:17
A court in Qionglai, Sichuan province, has sentenced two men in the city to five years in prison for having sex with a 13-year-old girl.
Cybersecurity law 'makes perfect sense'
2015-03-04 07:38:30
Foreign Ministry says the country's first counter terrorism law is a "very necessary" requirement to combat terror and leaks.
Advisers vow to boost reform drive
2015-03-04 03:32:16
China's top political advisory body vowed on Tuesday to improve the quality of its proposals to better serve the country's reform drive.