Malaysia on Thursday rejected Philippine Sulu sultan Jamalul Kiram's call for a unilateral ceasefire, urging him to surrender unconditionally his fighters whose invasion in Malaysia's Sabah state led to almost a week of deadly clashes.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) said Tuesday that it will impose pollutant emission caps on six industries and coal-fired furnace projects in 47 major cities.
Myanmar will begin construction of a new international airport, the Hanthawaddy International Airport by July this year, local media reported Tuesday.
Amid the public's calls for the government to stabilize housing prices, Premier Wen Jiabao said China will "firmly rein in" speculative and investment-driven housing demand.
A new generation of leaders for China's state organs and top political advisory body will come into power during the "Two Sessions", a term commonly used by the Chinese media referring the NPC and CPPCC.
Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a government work report at the opening session of 12th National People's Congress (NPC), highlighting his government's past achievements and future work ahead.
Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress on Monday elected the Congress presidium and set the agenda for the legislative session, to open on Tuesday. It's the first time for the new NPC deputies, elected earlier this year, to gather in Beijing for the annual session of the national legislature.
With the announcement early this week of the 2013 Singapore budget, all research groups here have agreed that the key losers will be property investors and developers, particularly those owning high-end residential units with unsold inventory.
The two sessions are of great importance to China, as this is the first year in which the proposals and measures raised at the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be implemented.
China's new spacecraft will be launched sometime between June and August, a spokesperson for the office of the country's space manned program said in a statement released Thursday.
China will have 202 million elderly people in 2013, accounting for 14.8 percent of the total population, the China Research Center on Aging said on Wednesday.
The U.S. Senate on Tuesday voted 58-41 to confirm Chuck Hagel as the next Secretary of Defense. Hagel will be sworn in on Wednesday.The vote was basically along party lines, with four Republicans breaking rank to join the Democratic majority. Hagel needed a simple majority of over 50 votes to be confirmed.
Hong Kong's financial chief John Tsang said Wednesday that Hong Kong must expand and strengthen its four pillar industries to maintain its competitiveness.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal to acquire Canada's Nexen Inc. Experts told Xinhua the takeover is just the first step, as the company will face many challenges in its road ahead.
Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tharman Shanmugaratnam delivered his budget speech in the parliament on Monday, saying that the government, in a bid to pursue quality growth, will further tighten foreign worker policies while supporting the drive to boost productivity.
China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) announced Tuesday that it has closed a deal to acquire Canada's Nexen Inc.Wang Yilin, chairman of CNOOC, said the company is delighted to have acquired a leading international platform through the acquisition of Nexen.
Pope Benedict XVI is preparing to step down on Feb. 28, and then he'll stay in a monastery within the walls of the Vatican. Local media had said he's going to receive a pension of 2,500 euros a month. It would be enough for him, as he will not have to pay rent to live in the monastery and he will have all the expenses paid by Vatican.
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