China's oil imports will continue to see solid growth this year, with more than half of the country's total oil consumption coming from abroad, industry insiders said.

Authorities will introduce a rating system for online games this year to crack down on vulgar content amid a soaring number of young gamers.

More than 1 million people sat the civil servant entrance exam across the country last year in the hope of getting one of the coveted 15,000 posts available at more than 130 central government departments and agencies.

China's Internet users hit 384 million by the end of 2009 due to the expansion of Internet access in more areas and a rapid increase of mobile phone Internet users, according to the latest report by China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC).

The flood of Beijing women traveling to Hong Kong to give birth resumed on Jan 1 when hospitals in the special administrative region (SAR) began accepting mainland moms again.