At the invitation of President U Win Myint of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Xi will pay a state visit to Myanmar from Jan. 17 to 18.

The ceremony also honored 296 projects, with 46 winning the State Natural Science Award.

China's top envoy to the United Nations on Thursday expounded on China's position of firmly upholding multilateralism and the UN Charter.

At a time when the world faces rising protectionism and economic downturn, the launch of China's Foreign Investment Law has shed light on the country's promise to foreign investors.

China will better cope this year with the heavy traffic during the Spring Festival travel rush, with some 3 billion trips set to be made.

China is capable of maintaining steady economic growth in the year to come and beyond, buoyed by multiple driving forces, despite mounting downward pressure, economists have said.

Iranian armed forces said they mistook the Ukrainian jet for a hostile plane, according to the state TV.