Issues
Chinese incomes grew 8.1 pct last year
Per capita disposable income in China reached 18,311 yuan (2,993 U.S. dollars) in 2013, growing 8.1 percent in real terms, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced on Monday.
- Facebook Inc will pay $19 billion in cash and stock for WhatsApp, a popular smartphone messaging service.
The Chinese navy and its global counterparts
As world powers are busy building up their maritime power, China too is bolstering its navy.
Infographic: What is China's Council of State Security?
Here is an infographic offering a glimpse of China's newly-established security body with President Xi Jinping appointed as its head.
China fights corruption and cleans up official behavior
The Communist Party of China (CPC) launched a tougher national anti-corruption drive in 2013 to swat both "tigers and flies" -- senior and low-ranking officials.
+ MoreHighlights of the Sessions
- Fiscal, tax, financial reforms high on agenda
- Premier Li calls for new progress in mainland-Taiwan ties
- China, U.S. should expand common interests: Premier Li
- China to better handle relations between govt, market
- Premier: GDP target flexible, stresses employment
- Deputies eye national anti-terrorism law