China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has drafted a six-year plan for rare earth industry that advocates centralized development in a bid to protect the environment and conserve the country's rare earths resources, the China Business News reported Tuesday.

China has tightened visa rules for citizens from the United States, which has reported the second highest number of A (H1N1) flu cases in the world.

China's top legislature began Tuesday deliberating a draft resolution on climate change, which aims to accelerate efforts to tackle the challenge of global warming.

Beijing began monitoring weather in the Tian'anmen Square area round the clock on Saturday in preparation for China's 60th National Day, in an echo of procedures during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, said an official with the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Bureau Sunday.

Apple's iPhone will go on sale later this year in China, the world's largest mobile market, but its partner China Unicom may find selling the phone carries its own burdens.

Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said Friday that he hoped Russia will continue to properly handle problems relating to the rights of Chinese business people after the closing of a Moscow market.