Belgian riot police fired tear gas and water cannon during clashes with demonstrators on Thursday night after at least 100,000 people marched through Brussels in a mass protest against the new government's austerity measures.
New Zealand authorities made an embarrassing about-face on Friday when prosecutors dropped a murder-for-hire charge against AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd, saying there was not enough evidence to proceed.
Newly declassified segments from the diary of former US president Richard Nixon's chief-of-staff provide a detailed, subtle portrait of the disgraced president.
South Korea's National Assembly approved plans to disband the coast guard on Friday, following criticism over its failure to rescue hundreds of passengers during the sinking of a ferry in April.
Given that the Sino-Japanese relationship has entered a complicated transformation period, in which crisis and unexpected incidents are likely to occur, China needs to come up with innovative policies to address the new situation so that the Japanese could change the way they perceive the rising China.
With the Republicans taking over both houses of the US Congress after the midterm election on Tuesday, President Barack Obama is going to Asia next week in a very different mood.
THE LATEST STATE COUNCIL DECISION TO CUT pre-approval requirements and make examination and approval processes traceable by all is a welcome follow-up to recent initiatives to shorten the list of matters subject to government approval. It is conducive to both investment promotion and corruption prevention, especially as the economic locomotive loses steam and the government struggles with credibility.
The Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China has drawn a blueprint for the rule of law, in which the delegation of power shall be a first step. By cutting unnecessary administrative procedures and delegating certain powers to lower departments, it will better regulate the once powerful government agencies and prevent them from renting out the power in hand.
For China, it's an important platform to showcase its diplomatic prowess. For Beijing residents, it has brought the gift of a six-day holiday and some inconvenience. For some Western media outlets, it's another occasion to criticize Beijing for hosting "meeting galas" at the cost of people's normal life. The "APEC week" means different things to different people.
US President Barack Obama will be in Beijing to attend the APEC meeting, where he will get the opportunity to make history and finally make good on the Nobel Peace Prize given to him rather prematurely at the beginning of his first term in office.
A clear blue sky in Beijing, a rare sight during the smog season, for the past few days has been waiting to greet delegates to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting.
In the communiqu�� issued by the Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, it was proposed, for the first time, that decision-making procedure should always be in accordance with the law.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263 Registration Number: 20100000002731 
Raymond Zhou
Op Rana
Berlin Fang
Zhu Yuan
Huang Xiangyang
Chen Weihua
