A total of 76.76 billion yuan ($12 billion) has been set aside as this year's minimum subsistence allowance for residents of urban and rural areas to help them combat the cold weather.
China has provided housing for nearly 40 million families in urban areas by the end of 2014, the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development says.
Premier Li Keqiang prepared instant noodles for migrant workers who were heading home for the Spring Festival at a highway rest stop on Saturday.
Liu Cigui was former head of the State Oceanic Administration and province's deputy Party chief
President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, joined millions of residents in the countryside on Friday in preparations to mark Spring Festival.
Full transcript of policy briefing of the State Council on Feb 13, 2015
Du Shanxue, former vice governor of north China's coal-rich Shanxi province, has been expelled from the Communist Party of China (CPC) for bribery, adultery and abuse of power, announced the CPC's anti-graft watchdog on Friday.
The Communist Party of China's discipline watchdog will target more corrupt low-level officials in 2015, according to an article published on Sunday.