NAY PYI TAW – Myanmar’s parliament on Thursday vetoed almost all six sections of amendment bills except one for the 2008 constitution after three-day debate.… Read More »Myanmar vetos almost all amendment bills for constitutional change
BEIJING – Chinese President Xi Jinping called for more comprehensive and coordinated efforts to combat drugs, vowing that there would be “no rest until a… Read More »No rest until sweeping victory against drugs, Xi says
The State Council, China’s cabinet, moved to scrap a rule that caps lending by commercial banks at 75 percent of their deposits, a measure that… Read More »Rule that restricts bank loans to 75% of deposits to end
A deputy head of China’s General Administration for Sport is being investigated for suspected “serious breaches of discipline and the law”, the country’s top anti-graft… Read More »China’s deputy sports head under probe
Chinese visitors can receive visas on arrival in 36 countries and regions in the world, and 11 others provide visa-free service to Chinese visitors, according… Read More »FM: Chinese visitors enjoy better visa policies
The daughter of a former Australian prime minister has opened an online store at e-commerce giant Alibaba Group’s Tmall.com, selling Australian organic products to China.… Read More »Former Australian PM’s daughter opens online store
China’s securities regulator said it has approved a new batch of 28 initial public offerings. Ten companies will be listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange… Read More »China securities regulator approves new batch of 28 IPOs
The new multilateral development bank will adopt high standards to operate in a transparent and clean manner The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is an… Read More »Inclusive AIIB can make a difference
China’s post-2020 climate action plan will be “quite ambitious” and may involve estimated investment of more than 41 trillion yuan ($6.6 trillion) by 2030, according… Read More »Greenhouse-cuts bill ‘could reach 41 trillion yuan’
WASHINGTON – US federal judge in Boston on Wednesday officially sentenced 21-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for his role in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing… Read More »Boston Marathon bomber Tsarnaev apologizes, formally sentenced to death