Urbanization will be the main driver of economic growth and growth will be more focused on quality and efficiency, Vice-Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday.
A billboard greets passers-by in Xi'an, Northwest China's Shaanxi province, March 17, 2012.
Tears can mean different things to different people. It can be excitement over an achievement or grief over the loss of a loved one.
Tickets for high-speed trains from Beijing to the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou went on sale after 10 am on Dec 20, 2012.
The Nanjing No 4 Yangtze River Bridge will officially be open to traffic on Dec 24.
China's Party chief guaranteed on Wednesday that Beijing will not change its diplomatic priority of developing Sino-Russian relations.
China's disease control authorities will continue supporting the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to keep the region polio-free, a senior official has said.
Japan's prime minister-designate Shinzo Abe confirmed on Tuesday he will meet US President Barack Obama during his first official visit abroad in January.
A Turkish Earth observation satellite was successfully sent into space from Northwest China early Wednesday morning, marking the completion of this year's space launches.
A top government spokesman said China is poised to enhance communication with the rest of the world in a more "proactive and comprehensive" manner in the coming year.
The last standing tomb is finally to be relocated from a construction site in Longpu village to the neighboring village of Laofen, in Taiyuan, the capital city of Shanxi province.
Jeremy Lin appeared at Madison Square Garden in a red Rockets jersey on Monday night to a gauntlet of cheers and boos. But it proved the 24-year-old point guard can still make an impact on the world's most famous arena.