
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