China is to set up a database of corrupt officials who have fled overseas, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday.
The Shanghai A-share market's benchmark index staged its biggest one-day rise in 15 months on Tuesday.
Two academics and a pastor who conceived the "Occupy Central" campaign in Hong Kong will turn themselves in today.
One of the world's most wanted war criminals, the reputed top lieutenant of Nazi mastermind Adolf Eichmann, is presumed to have died at least four years ago in Syria, where he lived under government protection, according to a leading Nazi hunter.
Police will take resolute action against illegal road blockades outside the Hong Kong government's head offices, the special administrative region's chief executive said on Monday.
Chinese have another incentive to buy US real estate beyond prestigious addresses - the new 10-year visas for business, travel and tourism and five-year visas for study.
The world has finally reached "the beginning of the end" of the AIDS pandemic that has infected and killed millions in the past 30 years, according to a leading campaign group fighting HIV.
Niko Edwards and Green D - both aliases used on the Internet - had long dreamed of taking a look at Earth from above, like many teenagers.
China will introduce a deposit insurance system to protect depositors and promote fair competition among large and small banks, said the central bank.
China will allocate more government funds for HIV/AIDS prevention, especially for targeted groups, Premier Li Keqiang said during a visit to HIV/AIDS sufferers in Beijing.
The Chinese military is beefing up supervision to fight corruption in its ranks with detailed regulations, which analysts said will be crucial in preventing graft-related crimes.
Ten years after setting a trend with its workplace smoking ban, Ireland is pushing ahead to be the first EU state with plain packaging for cigarettes, despite fierce opposition from tobacco companies.
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