Wei Chunfeng, a Chinese printing house manager in Jilin province, feels a little bit disappointed these days. Her greeting card orders have seen a steep decline, compared to the booming pre-holiday business she has enjoyed in years past. Wei said this is partially due to a recent anti-extravagance ban issued by China's top disciplinary watchdog.
Two senior officials with China' s top legislature will visit Hong Kong from Thursday to Saturday, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region(SAR) government announced late Tuesday.
An Iranian deputy foreign minister headed to Moscow on Sunday to discuss latest regional developments with Russian officials, Press TV reported.
Four Marines were killed Wednesday morning in an incident at Camp Pendleton in Southern California, the base officials announced.
U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has reassured his visiting Israeli counterpart that the United States will remain "clear-eyed" over the development of the Iran nuclear issue, said the Pentagon officials Wednesday.
Chinese military officials will be required to go through a thorough audit before they are promoted or retire, the Central Military Commission said in a guideline Tuesday.
China's Supreme People's Procuratorate has decided to put two provincial-level officials under investigation for alleged bribery.
The employment of retired government officials as independent directors has become a trend among China's listed companies, but a target of criticism among the public.
U.S. special representative for policy on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Glyn Davies will arrive in South Korea later Monday to discuss about policy toward Pyongyang, the Yonhap news agency reported Monday.
About 100 police officers raided two communities belonging to a Christian sect in the southern German state of Bavaria on Thursday and removed 40 children due to evidence of ongoing child abuse.
The Japanese government will soon conduct a test to build a frozen wall at the leaking Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as part of a wider plan to prevent leaking radioactive water flowing into the Pacific Ocean, government officials confirmed Thursday.
Survivors and victims' relatives of the tragedy sued the Philippine government for compensation on Thursday.
Judicial officials in China should work with integrity and refuse any temptations that could lead to corruption, the country's chief justice urged on Thursday.
Israeli chief negotiator Tzipi Livni met with her Palestinian counterpart Saeb Erekat in Jerusalem Tuesday for the second time in the day, after having convened in the morning, Israeli media reported, quoting Palestinian officials.
A newspaper report on JPMorgan over its hiring of influential Chinese officials' children sparked widespread vitriol among the country's netizens. Most of the web users supported the U.S. authorities' probe into the investment company's hiring practice, with some calling it an "open secret" and "just a drop in the bucket."
Although the government has made commitments to eliminate bureaucracy by punishing corrupt officials, further efforts are still needed, experts said.
Four court officials in Shanghai have been suspended from their posts amid an investigation into their alleged hiring of prostitutes at a nightclub.
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