Chemical hazards are the top concern for food safety in China - primarily the abuse of additives and excessive residues of agricultural chemicals and veterinary drugs-but the administration lacks the capacity for efficient management and supervision, according to Bi Jingquan, head of the Food and Drug Administration.
Chinese police have launched a nationwide campaign against gun and explosives crime ahead of the annual parliamentary session later this week.
Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi said on Monday that China will further enhance ties with the Organization of American States (OAS).
Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Hoang Binh Quan, the special envoy of Vietnam's communist party chief Nguyen Phu Trong, on Monday, pledging to boost party-to-party relationship and bilateral ties.
The meeting between the two presidents would help to improve relations between the two countries, Premier Li Keqiang said.
A court in northeastern China has upheld a life sentence imposed on a former aide to disgraced Politburo member Bo Xilai, it was announced on Monday.
A Beijing district committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) pledged severe intraparty penalties for Ren Zhiqiang, a celebrity blogger and property developer whose accounts were closed for allegedly spreading illegal information.
Premier Li Keqiang on Monday reaffirmed China will keep the yuan exchange rate basically stable and move forward structural reform.
Chinese President Xi Jinping received the credentials of ten new ambassadors to China on Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
People who deliberately default on court fines will punished and restricted in their daily activities, according to the Supreme People's Court (SPC) Monday.
Vice-President Li Yuanchao has said China is ready to work with Singapore to "boost political mutual trust, promote practical cooperation and expand cultural exchanges".
China will release a regulation on judge and prosecutor protection, according to the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee.