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Xinhua rolls out information products to facilitate Belt and Road trade, investment

China's Xinhua News Agency launched a new line of information products in a bid to help global investors form better partnerships along the Belt and Road Initiative on Thursday.

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Innovation encouragement brightens economic prospect

A major breakthrough of a Chinese team in quantum physics might lead to destructive innovation in information technology and related industries, dishing out a secure and flawless alternative of communication for human beings.

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Ex-CIA chief reaches plea deal over charge of mishandling classified information

Former CIA director David Petraeus has reached an agreement with the Department of Justice ( DOJ) in which he would plead guilty to mishandling classified information, the DOJ said Tuesday.

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Authorities, are you really transparent?

The Chinese authorities may think they have done a sufficient job in last year's information transparency, but they have yet to convince the public.

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How Europe to turn resolve into action on anti-terrorist strike

​The bloody terrorist attacks in Paris last week marked a watershed moment, triggering political leaders to take to the street to express their resolve in fighting terrorism.

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Japan's controversial secrecy law comes into effect as protestors call for Abe to reflect publics' views

​Japan's largely unpopular and highly controversial Special Secrecy Law came into effect Wednesday granting the government wider powers to declare and designate state secrets and impose harsher penalties on those charged with leaking them.

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Nomads feeling cool in using social networking

In bustling Chinese cities, urbanites use social media for chat and work; in the vast grasslands of north China's Inner Mongolia, nomads depend on it to sell cows and search for lost horses.

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Chinese websites promise to tighten comments management

Twenty-nine major Chinese websites have promised to better manage the comments of their users as authorities call for a clean Internet.

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Myanmar to turn public libraries into modern information center

​Myanmar has launched a project to transform the country's public libraries into modern information center by applying information technology system, according to the Information Ministry Monday.

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Finnish civil servant tries to sell police information to media: report

​A civil servant tried to sell secret police information to media, Finnish commercial broadcaster MTV disclosed on Monday.

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Ceramics database launched to help regulate art market

An online database listing detailed information of Chinese ceramic art works was launched on Monday in Jingdezhen City, east China's Jiangxi Province.

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Travel pass for HK, Macao goes digital

The Exit-Entry Permit for travelling to and from Hong Kong and Macao will go digital nationwide starting on Monday, according to a statement from the Ministry of Public Security.

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GSK China's private-eye agents indicted in Shanghai for illegal investigation

Prosecutors in Shanghai have indicted a foreign couple for illegally obtaining private information of Chinese citizens, prosecutor sources said on Sunday.

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China journalists banned from disseminating state secrets

China's press authority has issued rules to tighten management on information including state secrets received by journalists during their work.

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Swiss adoption of OECD deal marks progress in global combat against tax cheats

Switzerland's adoption of the declaration on the new automatic exchange of information (AEOI) standard in tax matters signaled its commitment to global crackdown on tax fraud and as well as its concession in nearly-a-century-long tradition of bank secrecy and a consent to reveal clients account information to a third party under the domain of the new standard.  

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Malaysia needs to upgrade defense system: minister

Malaysian Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said here Monday that there was a need for Malaysia to upgrade its defense system to enhance its security in light of the missing plane incident.

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Ctrip fixes loophole to safeguard user information

Ctrip.com, China's leading travel site, said Sunday it has fixed a loophole in its website that could lead to leaks of users' payment information.