Former Central Committee member stripped of all titles, party watchdog says.

Head of powerful online regulator pleaded guilty to corruption charges last October.

Cabinet orders nationwide checks on chemical plants to spot dangers.

Party boss behind clampdown in far western region believed to be in line for promotion, but source says ‘a change in leadership is unlikely’.

Fungus that grows on caterpillars and sells for US$47 a gram has become a popular currency among crooked officials.

Children among injured as blast at Jiangsu Tianjiayi Chemical plant damages nearby residential buildings, school and vehicles.

• Regulations governing who gets promotion will also require candidates to be given a clean bill of health by the anti-corruption watchdog.

Random checks of annual declaration forms make party cadres nervous as discipline inspectors find many reasons to invite suspects in for a ‘bitter tea’ session.

Officials with long experience in economic development tipped to take on leadership roles in country’s worst economic performer.

New role will see former Changchun party chief taking responsibility for security crackdown that has seen a reported 1 million Muslims interned.

As tensions rise over Taiwan, Beijing is building a naval and missile force as powerful as any in the world, and military watchers can expect ‘something new’ at this year’s National Day parade, Professor Jin Canrong says.

Academic community bids farewell to British professor with a pragmatic and profound understanding of China’s past and present ties to the rest of the world.

Trusted senior cadre tipped for leadership role in implementing Beijing’s ‘stabilising measures’ in the Uygur region.

Manager of private tuition centre in eastern city of Hangzhou says demand from parents has been ‘overwhelming’.

Communist Party’s official outlets scouring country for new media specialists to reach 800 million web users and squeeze out ‘undesirable influences’.

Four years after tragedy struck in Shanghai, police throughout China are using new technology to keep track of crowds and individuals.

Foreign Investment Law of the People's Republic of China aims to address issues raised by US President Donald Trump at summit with Xi Jinping last year.

Movie tells the story of a Shanghai doctor who travels to Moscow to win over his girlfriend’s father, a tough Russian oligarch.

Bomber 57, used blasts to take his own life after earlier in the day killing a man with whom he had been in a financial dispute, police say.

Boycott of Chinese telecom giant’s products has ‘obvious political intentions’, Wang Yi says, as British firm Vodafone announces suspension on purchases.

Former chairman of ICBC Yi Huiman named as new boss of China Securities Regulatory Commission, as former watchdog chief moves to All-China Federation of Supply and Marketing Cooperatives.

Country has enough ‘resilience, potential … and 1.4 billion people’ to keep world’s second-largest economy on track, Li tells foreign academics.

Former party chief’s arrest foreshadowed by state television documentary on corruption in Shaanxi province.

Chang’e 4’s test load of six organisms beginning to flourish, experiment chiefs say, while cotton, rapeseed and potato chosen as foundation for human settlement.

Chinese space agency to broadcast experiment that ‘could pave the way for human life in outer space’

Hong Kong will be positioned as a leading finance platform due to its strengths as a global financial centre.

Employee of Chinese tech company’s Polish operations could face up to a decade in jail if convicted, report says.

Police, prosecutors and anti-corruption investigators to work with party’s top legal body to get to bottom of scandal.

More high-ranking officials were detained and charged last year than in 2017.

US’ Smithsonian Institution estimates time of world’s first attempt to soft-land on the moon’s lesser-known side, as ground control in Beijing adjusts probe’s orbit and tests capabilities for landing.