Iraqi lawmakers convened their third meeting on Tuesday to choose new leaders that would form a new government to avoid possible split-up amid continuous sectarian clashes.
A bi-monthly session of China's top legislature opened on Monday with bills on food safety and speedy trials for minor offenses on the table.
The famous ancient Silk Road and China's Grand Canal, the world's longest artificial waterway, were inscribed on the list of World Heritage Sites here on Sunday.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Wednesday held the first session of its newly elected parliament and formed a new government.
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, concluded its annual session Thursday morning.
China's national legislators Tuesday elected a presidium and set the agenda for the legislature's annual session, which is to open Wednesday.
Chinese lawmakers will deliberate a motion to abolish the "laojiao" program, or reeducation through labor, at a bimonthly session next week.
According to the agenda published on Monday for the Dec. 23-28 session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, a State Council motion includes abolition of reeducation through labor.
Organizers of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, reported the lowest export volume since 2009 as the fair concluded on Monday in Guangzhou in southern Guangdong Province.
Organizers of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, reported the lowest export volume since 2009 as the fair concluded on Monday in Guangzhou in southern Guangdong Province.
The UNESCO's World Heritage Committee had inscribed two Chinese properties and 17 other places around the globe on its prestigious World Heritage List during its 37th annual session here, bringing the total number of world heritage sites to 981.
The spring session of the Canton Fair, China's largest trade fair, saw more overseas buyers and larger trade deals in comparison to last year's autumn session, the event's organizers said Sunday, indicating that trade may see a modest recovery this year.
The United Nations Human Rights Council will establish an inquiry commission to investigate the "systematic, widespread and grave violation of human rights" in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK)
The United Nations Human Rights Council decided Thursday to establish an inquiry commission to investigate the "systematic, widespread and grave violation of human rights" in DPRK.
U.S. stocks closed mixed in a volatile trading day on Tuesday, with the Dow eking out tiny gains amid uncertainties in Cyprus after its parliament rejected a proposed tax on bank deposits.
As National People's Congress kicked off its first day of meetings in Beijing on March 5, prominent government officials offered their opinions ranging from political reform to oil prices at the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC).
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.
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