China should set up a national reserve of rare earth resources and work out development strategies for rare earth-related new and high-tech industries "as soon as possible," a lawmaker said here Friday.

Google will have to answer for the consequence if it insists in doing what violates China's laws and regulations, a senior Chinese official warned Friday.

A group of Chinese legislators are pushing for a relaxation of the country's family planning policy, arguing it is inappropriate to the times and causes economic and social problems.

Hong Kong's former legislative council president has criticized some local political groups for asking the central government to make promises beyond its power.

I didn't sleep for four days and four nights after it happened because I knew I have the responsibility to take Urumqi residents through it.

Army deputies said on Thursday that the door to military exchanges with the United States remains open, but urged the Pentagon to take the initiative to fix the stagnant Sino-US military relations.

A total of 2,670 officials above county level last year, including eight at the provincial or ministerial level, were in the center of corruption investigations last year, the country's top prosecutor said on Thursday.

The economic downturn and rising social disputes pushed the number of court cases in China to a record 11.37 million last year, stretching the country's limited judicial resources. Full coverage

The government will step up efforts to strengthen an initiative that asks officials to declare assets but there is no legislation in the offing. Declaring assets should be a legal duty  Eight high-ranking officials probed in '09 Full coverage of two sessions

Since the 2010 annual plenary sessions of China's National People's Congress began last week, overseas media has been covering a string of hot topics concerning politics, economy and democracy, reflecting China's ever enlarging global influence.