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Chinese senior lawmakers review reports

TheStandingCommitteeoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)heldaplenarysessionSaturdaytohearreportsbyseveralcentralauthorities.Thelegislatorsreviewedthereportonrecti

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EU to vote on relocation of agencies after Brexit

hefightforsomeofthemostprizedspoilsofBrexitcomestoaclimaxonMondaywhen27EUstatespickthenewhostcitiesfortwoLondon-basedregulatoryagencies.Inaprocessonlyhalf-jokin

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China starts extending supervisory system reform to nationwide

NewsupervisioncommissionswillbesubjecttothecentralizedandunifiedleadershipofthePartyandsuperviseallexercisingpublicpower,saidZhaoLeji,China'santi-graftchief,onS

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EU declines to rank rival bids for agencies leaving Britain over Brexit

TheEuropeanCommissionhasshiedawayfromrankingwhichcitiesshouldhostEurope’sdrugsregulatorandbankingauthorityafterBrexit,sayingthedecisionisuptothe27memberstateswh

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Modernizing government’s approach to transportation and land use data

Inthefieldsoftransportationandlanduseplanning,thepublicsectorhaslongtakentheleadingroleinthecollection,analysis,anddisseminationofdata.Often,publicdatasetsdrawn

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U.N. almost doubles appeal for South Sudan refugees

U.N.agenciesalmostdoubledtheir2017appealforSouthSudan'srefugeesonMonday,sayingtheyneededatleast$1.4billiontohelpalleviate"unimaginable"levelsofsuffering.TheU.N.

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Don't make Hong Kong tour guides scapegoats, industry leader urges

Union chairman calls on government to clarify legal responsibilities of those in travel business amid crackdown on misconduct such as forced shopping

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Singapore holds ferry emergency exercise to enhance readiness

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) held a half-day emergency preparedness exercise on Thursday to test the readiness of various agencies to respond to ferry mishaps in the Port of Singapore.

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China puts new rules on heat misbehaved tourists

Chinese tourists on the country's blacklist because of uncivilized behavior will face restrictions when taking flights, joining travel groups or even taking overseas trips, under a revised draft of travel regulations released on Monday.

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Travel agencies in Shenzhen boycott Thailand's City Airways

A group of travel agencies in south China's city of Shenzhen have issued a joint statement against Thailand's City Airways, boycotting the airline for its unilateral decision earlier this year to cancel flights.

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China starts new round of anti-graft inspection

China's central authority has started the 10th round of inspection work, with inspection teams having been deployed to 16 agencies and provincial regions, the top anti-graft body said Sunday.

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Uber says gave U.S. agencies data on more than 12 million users

Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] on Tuesday released its first ever transparency report detailing the information requested by not only U.S. law enforcement agencies, but also by regulators.

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China's streamlined inspection system targets central organs

​China's top discipline watchdog is planning fewer but more efficient inspection agencies to cover all central Party and government organs.

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Vietnam urges to facilitate foreign tourist visa extension

Vietnamese government office has urged relevant agencies to facilitate extension of temporary resident permits for foreign tourists from visa-exempt countries.

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Russia mulls founding of independent credit rating system

​An official with Russian Foreign Ministry said Tuesday that his country looks forward to creating a system involving rating agencies of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, claiming leading western agencies downgraded his country's rating out of political motivation.

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China unveils unified pension system

Measures on old-age insurance for workers in government agencies and public institutions were unveiled on Wednesday.

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CPC sets timetable for anti-corruption system

The Communist Party of China (CPC) will complete its new plan for disciplinary inspection reform by 2017, establishing a practical and effective anti-graft system.