The country's top anti-graft agency published a confession on Sunday by a former official who returned from the United States after more than 2 1/2 years in hiding.
China's economic fundamentals remain stable despite the slowing growth of private investment in May, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday.
A senior official was found hanged on Sunday at his home in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, local media reported.
China and Britain have agreed to strengthen cooperation in security, law enforcement and justice issues at their first high-level security dialogue, held in Beijing on Monday.
China and Europe should collaborate constructively to resolve trade conflicts, such as excess capacity of iron and steel products, Premier Li Keqiang said.
President Xi Jinping's upcoming visit to Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan is expected to enhance cooperation with the countries on the Belt and Road projects, experts said.
China on Monday urged Germany and the European Union to halt anti-dumping probe against China before December 11, as agreed when China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001. President Xi Jinping made the remarks when meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel at the Beijing Hotel.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will pay state visits to Serbia, Poland and Uzbekistan from June 17 to 22, the Foreign Ministry announced on Monday.
Three new departments under the Ministry of Environmental Protection, dedicated to water, air and soil protection, are all set for operation after personnel reported for duty, the ministry announced Monday.
Director general of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) William Lacy Swing welcomed and appreciated China's application for becoming a member state of the IOM, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said Monday.
China hopes that the European side grants Beijing's market economy status as promised, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his German counterpart Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Sunday in Beijing.
Vice Premier Wang Yang stressed that China wants to enhance cooperation with Maldives, Nepal, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos as he met with leaders of the South Asian countries on Sunday.