Beijing plans to quadruple the fine for illegal outdoor barbecues from 5,000 yuan ($814) to 20,000 yuan amid measures to fight air pollution, The Beijing News reports.

A plan to renovate the square around the St. Ignatius Cathedral in Shanghai has been approved after years of discussion, Shanghai Morning Post reports.

President Xi Jiping's foreign policy highlights China's development will stick to further reform, cooperation, and win-win, according to Guangming Daily's editorial.

A hearing for a new medical disputes law was heard in Hunan, Chutian Metropolis Daily reports.

The main picture on Xiaoxiang Morning Post illustrates Changsha, capital of Hunan province baking under temperatures over 35 C for 25 days in a row.

The trial of Guangzhou's former deputy police chief He Jing, charged with taking 6 million yuan in bribes, will start on Thursday, Southern Metropolis Daily reports.

A workshop that processed 50 tons of pork through illegal ways has been closed down in Xi'an, Sanqin Metropolis Daily reports.

Fan Changlong, vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, said in Thailand that China is willing to strengthen military exchanges and promote regional stability during his meeting with the country's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, PLA Daily reports.

China is expected to introduce new policies to support exports which took a surprising tumble in June or look gloomy in the second half of the year, Economic Information Daily reports.