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Choices of China's govt employees when quitting jobs

In the past decade, the most popular jobs taken by ex-public servants are in the financial sector or with law firms, according to a LinkedIn report.

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Chinese environmental protection agency loses landmark case proving dereliction of duty

Department in Shandong province ruled to have failed to take tough enough action against sewage company in case brought by Chinese prosecutors.

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Why hospital chief wants to give Hongkongers the option to die peacefully in own homes

Former health minister conducts study into ways to change procedure to allow for comfortable home deaths.

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Chengguan try webcasting - ploy or plea?

While things on the Internet offend the authorities sometimes, a recent live webcast of some urban management officers, who are known as "chengguan," has caused public discussions.

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China's "toilet revolution" gains steam

When Chen first saw the well-appointed building at a remote scenic area in southwest China, he mistook it for a coffee house.

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China back-pedals on tough national smoke-free law

China has back-pedalled on a proposed national smoke-free law, with plans now to grant exemptions to restaurants, bars, hotels and airports.

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China's state firms must become "bigger, stronger" and still be at the core of the nation

In an opinion piece in the official People’s Daily on Thursday, Renmin University professor Zhou Xincheng attacked suggestions that state-owned enterprises should be privatised, calling on the authorities to make SOEs “bigger and stronger”.

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China's sixth National Tourism Day: elegant toilet culture to boost tourism

Thursday is China's sixth National Tourism Day. China's domestic tourism market has been booming in last decade, with a 10 percent annual growth on average and spending is expected to reach around $890 billion by 2020.

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Emergency ward fees could double as officials look to reduce hospital overcrowding during flu season

Patients using emergency services at public hospitals could be asked to pay HK$200 – double the current fee – under a plan being considered by the Hospital Authority to address overcrowding caused by flu.

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Hillary Clinton gives U.F.O enthusiasts hope, about to reveal 'most controversial secret' of U.S. government

In a recent interview with Jimmy Kimmel in his late night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" Democrat front runner Hillary Clinton has made public statements about top-secret government documents on extraterrestrial life.

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Concerns over government censoring report on lead-in-water scandal: "We need an answer"

The government is considering whether to release a full report on last year’s tainted water scare that affected about 29,000 households on 11 public housing estates, or if it should redact certain information before release.

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Philippine presumptive president will bring change, but it's too early to say how big

​Just two days after claiming presidential victory, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte unveiled possible members of his cabinet as well as possible policies in a move to gain confidence from the public.

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Celebrities turn into public educational examples: Good or bad?

As more and more life stories of pop stars arecited as examples in papers in schools, people's attitude on the matter is becomingincreasingly divided.

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Airbnb: how US civil rights laws allow racial discrimination on the site

The sharing economy exists in a legal grey area beyond the reach of hard-won civil rights laws, and black users say they experience discrimination as a result

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China shows new style of governance in handling student death

​The nationwide uproar following the death of a young university student is uncommon in recent years as angry posts and messages keep pouring into China's social media.

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European Parliament calls for considering cutting authorization period of glyphosate

The European Parliament (EP) on Wednesday asked the European Union (EU) authorities in a non-binding resolution to consider reducing the period of market authorization for glyphosate, a herbicide which has raised concerns about its effects on human health.

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New guidelines introduced to protect Australia from improvised explosive devices

​The Australian government on Wednesday released a set of guidelines so that businesses and the public can best protect themselves from wide scale terror attacks.