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China: Building a society based on rule of law

China has made remarkable progress in guaranteeing judicial protection of human rights. The rule of law in the country has been constantly improving and providing better protection to human rights since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in November 2012.

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China: Building a society based on rule of law

Chinahasmaderemarkableprogressinguaranteeingjudicialprotectionofhumanrights.Theruleoflawinthecountryhasbeenconstantlyimprovingandprovidingbetterprotectiontohuma

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Chancellor Philip Hammond 'says public sector workers overpaid'

PhilipHammondisatthecentreofafuriousrowwithhisownCabinetcolleaguesafteritwasclaimedhetoldthempublicsectorworkerswereoverpaid.AccordingtoTheSundayTimes,atlastTue

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How to harden America's soft targets

AsFourthofJulycelebrationstakeplaceacrosstheUnitedStates,theyinadvertentlywillprovideterroristswithpotentialso-called“softtargets.”Softtargetsaremorevulnerablet

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Strong public rental housing program can curb realty prices

YearsofrisinghousingpriceshavemadeChina'srealestatesectoranathematomanyyoungpeopleandabuttofjokesonmanyonlineandsocialmediaplatforms.Inresponsetopublicappealsto

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HistoricTokyo poll setback suggests ominous future for Abe, ruling party

TherulingLiberalDemocraticParty(LDP)sufferinganhistoricclobberingagainstnewly-formedTokyoGovernorYurikoKoike'sTominFirstnoKai(TokyoitesFirstparty)intheTokyometr

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China's IPOs surge in first 6 months of 2017 as stock market stabilizes

‍Chinahasbeenonaninitialpublicofferings(IPO)frenzyinthefirstsixmonthsof2017,with247companiesgoingpublic,andatotalIPOfundraisingof125.4billionyuan(18.3billionUSd

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Shot kangaroo tied to chair holding bottle of ouzo

Police are investigating after a kangaroo was found shot dead and posed with a liquor bottle in Melbourne.

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Shot kangaroo tied to chair holding bottle of ouzo

PoliceareinvestigatingafterakangaroowasfoundshotdeadandposedwithaliquorbottleinMelbourne.Australianwildlifeofficialssaiditwasshotatleastthreetimesthentiedtoacha

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Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumours

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is alive and well and experiencing no health problems, the government said on Tuesday, amid concerns about his disappearance from the public eye for unusually long periods this month.

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Philippines says Duterte ‘alive and well’, amid health rumours

PhilippinePresidentRodrigoDuterteisaliveandwellandexperiencingnohealthproblems,thegovernmentsaidonTuesday,amidconcernsabouthisdisappearancefromthepubliceyeforun

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Warning over 'unsustainable' NHS staff 1% pay cap

Patientcarecouldsufferifthecurrent1%capforNHSstaffisnotlifted,formerConservativehealthsecretaryStephenDorrellhastoldSkyNews.MrDorrell,whoservedinJohnMajor'sgove

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Singapore's first family feud raises questions about political system

AnongoingfeudbetweenthechildrenoflateSingaporeanprimeministerLeeKuanYewhasgrippedthenation.WhatbeganasafamilyquarreloverwhethertodemolishLeeKuanYew’shousehasesc

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What caused Portugal forest fires?

Portugal'swildfiresbeganonthenightofJune17inPedrogaoGrande,andsoonclaimedthelivesof62people.Itwasacombinationoffactorsthatmadethefiresodeadly."Theoriginwasaligh

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Ecuador's vice-president denies links to Odebrecht corruption case

Ecuador'sVicePresidentJorgeGlasdeniedonWednesdayanylinkstoacorruptioncaseinvolvingBrazilianconstructionfirmOdebrecht,whichiscurrentlyunderinvestigationforbribin

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Abe faces consequences as cronyism scandal continues

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday took the blame for the recent plunge in his cabinet's popularity, pledging that he would "sincerely fulfill" his responsibility to explain himself regarding a cronyism scandal.

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Japan's Abe apologizes for "unconstructive" discussions in Diet

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday apologized for time being wasted in the latest session of the Diet and pledged to fulfill the government's responsibility to fully explain its policies to a public whose support for his Cabinet has tumbled according to recent polls.