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China's new securities chief faces challenge in restoring confidence

Liu Shiyu, the newly appointed head of China's securities watchdog to replace Xiao Gang, faces a daunting task in making the equity market more market-oriented and in cracking down on illegal activities.

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Aung San Suu Kyi, military chief meet for power transition

Leader of Myanmar's opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi met with Commander-in-Chief of the Defense Services Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday for the third time on rule of law and continued undertakings for lasting peace.

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Baby boom expected in Year of Monkey

Chinese traditionally believed babies born in the Year of Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles humans in many ways.

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Polluters feel heat from Environmental Protection Law

More than 1.58 million enterprises have been inspected under the new Environmental Protection Law that took effect at the start of 2015, toughening scrutiny on polluters and the procedures that allow them to exist.

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Spring Festival celebrations in Laos spread cheer, forge amity

With passionate traditional Chinese performances, the youth chapter of the Lao Chinese Association held celebrations of the Chinese Spring Festival here in the Lao capital.

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Kai-Fu Lee sees huge market for China's new economy

The innovative spirit of Silicon Valley is still unique, but China's high-tech value creation is closing rapidly, and China has a huge market for the new economy, said Kai-Fu Lee, Chairman and CEO of Innovation Works.

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Baby boom expected in Year of Monkey

​Chinese traditionally believed babies born in the Year of Monkey to be smart and confident, due to their love of the animal because it is cute and resembles humans in many ways.

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Tax, effectiveness of fiscal policies to top Singapore Budget 2016: report

Improving effectiveness of fiscal policies, enhancing tax treaties and looking for new tax revenue options are among the top subjects of Singapore Budget 2016.

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Spring Festival celebrated across China

From the southernmost islands to the icebound provinces in the north, people across China are celebrating the lunar new year, or Spring Festival which falls on Monday.Liu Chao and his wife from an impoverished village in southwest

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Myanmar parliament speaker urges new parliament to inherit good practice

Myanmar's outgoing Speaker of the Union Parliament U Shwe Mann Friday urged law makers of the new parliament to inherit the good practice of the previous parliament and continue to take the responsibility for the next term.

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Aung San Suu Kyi urges all stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate

Chairperson of Myanmar's election-winning opposition National League for Democracy (NLD) Aung San Suu Kyi Friday called on all stakeholders in Myanmar to cooperate for the interest of the nation.

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Election of Vietnamese communist party leadership raises people's hopes

The 12th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Thursday concluded its meeting in Vietnam's capital Hanoi with a new CPV leadership team being introduced.

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Possible reasons for Suu Kyi's absence from list of Myanmar's parliamentary nomination

The 13th session of Myanmar's Union Parliament ended in Myanmar's new capital Nay Pyi Taw on Thursday, with Aung San Suu Kyi, leader of the election-winning opposition party National League for Democracy (NLD) not nominated as the speaker of either of the two Houses.

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Syrian oppositions wait for UN response on demands, undecided on participation in Geneva talks

Syrian oppositions have ended their meetings here Wednesday without reaching a final decision over whether they would participate in Syrian peace talks in Geneva, Al Arabia local news reported on Wednesday.

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China edges closer to leading world's new industrial revolution

China is edging closer to being prepared to lead the world's new industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, as it is swiftly setting the stage for the convergence of multiple new technologies, said observers at the annual World Economic Forum here.

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KMT to elect new chairperson after Eric Chu resigns

​Kuomintang (KMT) announced Wednesday that it will choose a new leader on March 26. Eric Chu resigned last week after his electoral defeat.

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U.S. senior diplomat pledges continued support for Myanmar new government

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday that the U.S. government would build a more deepened and firm relations with Myanmar in the future, pledging to continuously support Myanmar new government due to take office at the end of March.