China is going to be the third-largest contributor to UN regular budget 2016-2018, with its assessed contribution accounting for 7.9 percent, said a senior Chinese diplomat Wednesday. The Chinese contribution to the total UN membership ...
For the 60th consecutive year, North American Aerospace Defence Command - or NORAD - is continuing its tradition of giving youngsters the real-time location of Santa Claus on his annual storybook world tour. The hub of the so-called Santa ...
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In Thailand, A major human trafficking trial has begun at a criminal court in Bangkok. The court's examination of 500 witnesses in the case against 88 suspects is expected to take up to 2 years, which means verdicts will be even further ...
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On Thursday, a Thai court found two Myanmar suspects guilty of murdering two British tourists in 2014 and handed them the death penalty. In September 2014, British citizens Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found dead while ...
Syria has said it's ready to take part in peace talks in Geneva and hopes that the dialogue will help the country form a national unity government. Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Moualem made the statement on Thursday during a visit to ...
Proposals raised by deputies of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the annual parliamentary session in March have been handled well, said the NPC Standing Committee Thursday. According to a report delivered to the NPC Standing ...
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A total of 32,041 redundant leader posts have been eliminated in the past three years, according to the top personnel department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Thursday. The Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee ...
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Chinese legislators on Thursday urged intensified efforts to keep local government debt under control, warning against potential default in the future. Legislators made the comments when attending a panel discussion of the ongoing ...
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China is expected to launch a stock connect scheme between the Shenzhen and Hong Kong bourses next year, said a senior official of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on Friday. The stock connect schemes allow investors to ...
Tags: Shenzhen-HK Stock
A draft amendment to the population and family planning law is being discussed by the top legislature. Along with the universal two-child policy, the amendment covers issues including illegal surrogacy and the cancellation of extended ...
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has called on secretary-generals and general office directors of government agencies to better serve the operation of governmental organs. Li made the remarks while meeting with participants of a national ...
This year China has seen its customs undertaking reforms to facilitate trade across the border. Yu Guangzhou, head of the General Administration of Customs, said the customs clearance reform is in accordance with the annual economic work ...
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China is set to cut benchmark on-grid price of electricity generated by onshore wind power and photovoltaic power to promote a sound environment for the green-energy industry, the country’s top economic planner said on Thursday. The ...
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One of China's biggest securities firms, Guotai Junan Securities Co. has announced the decision on Wednesday to return its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yim Feng to active duty. In a statement issued on Wednesday, the company said ...
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Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday called on market regulators to step up supervision and stipulate heavier penalties for violators once a stock listing reform takes effect. Legislators are set to approve a State Council proposal on the ...
Tags: IPO Reform, Supervision