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China sees fewer workplace accidents

China's workplace safety record continued to improve, with the number of accidents and fatalities both dropping in the first nine months of this year, the country's work safety watchdog said Monday.

China pledges to further cut PM2.5 density

China aims to cut the concentration of PM2.5 hazardous fine particle matter to 35 micrograms per cubic meter by 2035 from 47 micrograms per cubic meter in 2016, an official said Monday.

At least 8 pct of CPC Central Committee nominees voted off

At least 8 percent of nominees for candidates for members and alternate members of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and candidates for members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) have been voted off in preliminary elections in the past days.

China's jobless rate at lowest level in years

China has maintained overall stability in employment in the past five years, with urban registered and survey-based jobless rates kept at "a relatively low level," a senior official said Sunday.

China to achieve annual economic growth target: official

China's economy is expected to attain or surpass the government's annual growth target of around 6.5 percent this year, a chief economic planner said Saturday.

Spokesman: 440 senior officials investigated for corruption

Disciplinary authorities have investigated 440 officials at or above provincial or corps level for corruption over the past five years as the Communist Party of China (CPC) pledges sweeping victory over the threat to the Party, an official said Thursday.

CPC incorporates 'Beautiful China' into two-stage development plan

The CPC has incorporated "Beautiful China" into its two-stage development plan for building a great modern socialist country by mid-21st century, Xi Jinping said Wednesday at the opening of the 19th CPC National Congress.

China never seeks hegemony, expansion: Xi

Xi Jinping said Wednesday China will never seek hegemony or engage in expansion "no matter what stage of development it reaches."

China to build world-class armed forces by mid-21st century: Xi

Xi Jinping said Wednesday the Communist Party of China (CPC) will strive to fully transform the people's armed forces into world-class military by the mid-21st century.

Xi calls for "putting quality first" in economic development

Xi Jinping on Wednesday called for putting quality first and giving priority to performance in the country's economic development.

CPC speeds up modernization drive toward "great" socialist China

Xi Jinping on Wednesday painted a particularly optimistic outlook for the future of the world's second-largest economy in an effort to substantiate the Chinese Dream of national rejuvenation, promising a "great modern socialist country" by the middle of this century.

CPC rolls out new thought on socialism

The Communist Party of China (CPC) has unveiled the "Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" as the latest step on the journey to building a "great modern socialist country" as its 19th National Congress opened Wednesday.

Principal contradiction facing Chinese society has evolved in new era: Xi

Xi Jinping said Wednesday that the principal contradiction facing Chinese society has evolved, as socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era.

China's GDP rises from 54 trillion to 80 trillion yuan over five years: Xi

Xi Jinping said Wednesday that China's GDP rose from 54 trillion to 80 trillion yuan (about 12.1 trillion U.S. dollars) over the past five years.

Xi delivers report to CPC congress, stressing socialism with Chinese characteristics in new era

Xi Jinping called on all members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) to "secure a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and strive for the great success of socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era."