RegulatoryoversighttoensurecredibilityofapplicantsonparametersbesidesprofitabilityFiveoutofsixcompanies'applicationstogopublicwererejectedearlythisweek,accordin
TheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)closeditsbi-monthlysessionSaturday,adoptinganewlawonpubliclibraries,revisionstoseverallaws,anddecisionsonr
ThepeacefullittletownofPloermelisatthecentreofadebateoverFrance'ssecularprinciplesthathastakenoninternationalproportions--allbecauseofastatueinacarpark.Polandan
SaudiArabiawillallowwomenintosportsstadiumsforthefirsttimestartingnextyear,authoritiessaidSunday,inalandmarkmoveopeningupthreepreviouslymale-onlyvenuestofamilie
SaudiArabiawillallowwomenintosportsstadiumsforthefirsttimefromnextyear,authoritiessaidSunday,inalandmarkmoveopeningupthreepreviouslymale-onlyvenuestofamilies.Th
AcommonpublictransportticketwillbeavailabletoalllinesinthemetropolitanaxisofBeijing,TianjinandHebeibytheendoftheyear,officialshaveannounced.Itisexpectedtomakepu
InBaoshanDistrict,Shanghai,apublictoilethasimpressedwithitstechnologyandambiance.Uponentering,visitorsaregreetedbygreenplants.A"thirdbathroom"isdesignatedinside
ThousandsofFrenchpublicsectorworkersangeredbyEmmanuelMacron'splanstofreezetheirpayandeliminate120,000jobswentonstrikeTuesday,amplifyingoppositiontothepresident'
MillionsofpublicsectorworkersinFrancearetakingpartinanationwideone-daystrikeinprotestatPresidentEmmanuelMacron'seconomicreforms.Theactionhasclosedschoolsanddisr
AnationwidestrikeTuesdaydisruptedschools,hospitalsandairtrafficacrossFrance,andnearlyaquartermillioncivilservantstooktothestreetsaroundthecountrytoprotestPresid
Chinawillcarryforwardpublichospitalreformstooptimizemedicalcareresourcesforpublichealth,accordingtoadecisionreachedduringaStateCouncilexecutivemeetingchairedbyP
AtleastsevenpeoplewerekilledandtenothersinjuredonThursdayeveninginacarbombexplosioninabusymarketinMogadishu,officialshaveconfirmed.MogadishucityspokesmanAbditif
FrenchPresidentEmmanuelMacron'sgovernmentonWednesdaypresenteditsfirstbudgetwithbillionsofeuroscutinpublicspendingandtaxes.Thedraftbudget,presentedbytheFrenchmin
Moody'shasdowngradedtheUK'screditrating,citingconcernsaboutpublicfinancesandtheeffectofBrexit.Moody'swasthefirstmajorcreditratingsagencytostriptheUKofitsAAArati
JapanesePrimeMinisterShinzoAbeisconsideringcallingasnapelectionasearlyasnextmonthtotakeadvantageofanuptickinapprovalratingsanddisarrayinthemainoppositionparty,d
AcoastalresortcityinSouthChina,hasconvertedfishingboatsintoafloatingpubliclibrary.Theso-calledSeaStudyisthefirstpubliclibraryontheislandofXimaozhou,8nauticalmil
Anofficialwatchdoghasissuedafreshwarningoverthepolice’suseofmorethan20mfacialimagesontheirsearchabledatabases,morethanfiveyearsafterthecourtsruledthattheinclusi