Turkey vows 'harshest' retaliation to Dutch ban

ANKARA/THE HAGUE - Turkey told the Netherlands on Sunday that it would retaliate in the "harshest ways" after Turkish ministers were barred from speaking in Rotterdam in a row over Ankara's political campaigning among Turkish emigres.

ROK liberals could bring softer stance on DPRK relations

SEOUL - The liberal politician expected to succeed disgraced Park Geun-hye as the Republic of Korea's next president could significantly soften Seoul's stance towards the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and possibly delay deployment of a US missile-defence system.

Assad says yet to see real steps on IS by US

BEIRUT - Syrian President Bashar Assad said he had yet to see "anything concrete" from US President Donald Trump over his vow to defeat the Islamic State group and called US forces in Syria "invaders" because they were there without government permission.

Intruder scales White House fence

WASHINGTON - An intruder carrying a backpack was arrested after scaling a fence around the White House and entering the grounds, the US Secret Service said on Saturday, in the latest breach of security at the president's official residence.

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E-licenses herald big biz reforms

In potentially far-reaching business reforms, China will digitalize the registration and licensing of new firms so they could start their businesses quickly; also, the deregistration process will be made quicker, simpler and cost-effective, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce said on Friday.

China urges caution in US dumping case

China on Friday urged the United States to act prudently in the antidumping case filed by a US industry body against Chinese aluminium foil product exporters, the first such case this year.

PPP infra to receive private money

The first public-private partnership securitization programs for infrastructure projects will go into operation soon, Zhang Xiaojun, spokesman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, said on Friday.

Daqing Volvo sales abroad from May

Premium sedans manufactured at the Volvo Cars Daqing plant, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province, are expected to start selling abroad in May, a senior executive of the company said.

CVC, Shanghai Pharma mull joint bid for Stada

London - CVC Capital Partners and Chinese drugmaker Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co are in talks to team up on a bid for Stada Arzneimittel AG, according to sources, as a bidding war for the German company heats up.

Market law review underlines delisting

Perfecting the system of delisting stocks and strengthening of efforts to crack down on illegal activities in the capital markets will be highlights in the second review of the revision of the Securities Law, said a member of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

Human rights record of the United States in 2016

On March 3 local time, the State Department of the United States released its country reports on human rights practices, posing once again as "the judge of human rights". Wielding "the baton of human rights,"