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The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, on Sunday afternoon held a standing committee meeting.

China has ushered in new leadership of its State bodies in accordance with the procedures of the annual session of the national legislature, fueling expectations that the new lineup will shore up the recovery of the world's second-largest economy and advance reform and opening-up amid global headwinds.

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its first session Monday morning.

Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday that the people's trust is the biggest motivation that drives him to march on and a great responsibility he shoulders.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday called for due contributions to building a great modern socialist country and advancing national rejuvenation.

China will unswervingly advance high-quality development on the new journey of building a great modern socialist country and advancing the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation, President Xi Jinping said Monday.

It is a must to put the people first on the new journey of building China into a great modern socialist country and advancing national rejuvenation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed better coordinating development and security.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed solid efforts in advancing the practice of "one country, two systems" and the cause of national reunification.

China will make efforts to promote the building of a community with a shared future for humanity, President Xi Jinping said Monday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday stressed upholding the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the centralized, unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee.

President Xi on Monday stressed solid efforts in advancing the practice of One Country, Two Systems, and the cause of national reunification.

With key positions of Chinese central government being endorsed at the national legislature, Chinese observers believed that the major agenda of the central government will be steering the economy recovery and boosting market confidence.

Promoting economic and social development has gained an "unprecedented" focus and emphasis during this year's two sessions, as China stands at a crucial phase of implementing plans set at the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and entering a new development journey, national legislators and political advisors said, as most motions and proposals submitted this year focused on economic growth.

North Korea says it has test-fired two "strategic" cruise missiles from a submarine ahead of large-scale military drills by the country's archenemies, the United States and South Korea.

An underwater launching drill of strategic cruise missiles was staged at dawn of March 12.

North Korea fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine off its east coast, state media reported Monday, a day after Pyongyang warned of a "powerful" response to U.S.-South Korea military drills that begin this week.

North Korea says it has test-fired two "strategic cruise missiles" from a submarine ahead of the upcoming US-South Korea military drills, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reports.

North Korea says it has decided to take "important practical" war deterrence measures in an attempt to deal with the United States and South Korea's provocations, as the two allies are set to hold large-scale joint military drills.

Tensions between North and South Korea have escalated dramatically over the past two years as new administrations in Washington and Seoul undermined the close personal rapport which officials in Pyongyang managed to establish with their predecessors.