UNITED STATES PRESIDENT Barack Obama has halted the withdrawal of US military forces from Afghanistan, announcing on Oct 15 that a 9,800-strong force will remain in the country after 2016 as the Afghan forces are not ready to stand alone. Comments:
CHONGYANG FESTIVAL, a day for senior citzens in the country, was celebrated on Wednesday. Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province, East China, issued a new judicial document on protecting senior citizens' legal rights, in which it said those failing to care for their parents' emotional needs might lose some of their inheritance. Comments:
A NEW REGULATION on noise pollution control issued by the local government in Lijiang, Southwest China's Yunnan province, which forbids music being played during daytime in the old town and after 11:30 pm in the bar street, has triggered wide controversy and criticism. Comments:
Mobilizing finance for infrastructure in Asia is a critical need. In 2009, the Asia Development Bank estimated that Asian countries would require approximately $8 trillion in infrastructure investment from 2010 to 2020 if they are to maintain current levels of economic growth, but warned that there would only be limited funding for this available.
Babysitting has become a divisive issue for some families in China, with a growing number of reports on family disputes when young couples refuse to pay their parents for looking after their children.
One of the biggest changes to the domestic financial industry during the 12th Five-Year Plan (2011-15) has been the boom in online financial services.
Barely had Chinese policymakers managed to convince global investors of the long-term value of the renminbi to check unjustified devaluation, than the United States called on China to allow its currency to appreciate further to support its economic rebalancing.
It sounds unbelievable, but it's true.
The Ministry of Education's vow to say no to vulgar words used on the Internet is a welcome and necessary move to help promote a healthy society.
CHINA'S ECONOMY grew 6.9 percent in the third quarter, its slowest pace in six-and-half years, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Monday. Comments:
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