Russia on Monday criticized the U. S. 2012 report on human rights and accused it of applying double standards, the Foreign Ministry said Monday.
Australia's New South Wales is the state with the best chance of a strong economic recovery in 2013, according to CommSec's State of the States report released on Monday.
South Asia is regaining its economic momentum, but the recovery in the region with the largest number of poor people could falter in the absence of a stronger investment climate, said the latest South Asia Economic Focus report of the World Bank.
Massive monetary stimulus taken by the major central banks is unlikely to ignite inflation as the inflation expectations have become more anchored than in the past and the response of inflation to changes in cyclical unemployment has become more muted, said the International Monetary Fund on Tuesday.
China included farmers' property rights into its government report for the first time on Tuesday - which could give them more protection against land grabs in the countryside.
Premier Wen delivered his last government work Tuesday to China's top legislature before bowing three times as a symbol of completing his job as a premier.
China plans to raise its defense budget by 10.7 percent to 720.2 billion yuan (114.3 billion U.S. dollars) in 2013, according to a budget report to be reviewed by the national legislature.
The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
China will have 202 million elderly people in 2013, accounting for 14.8 percent of the total population, the China Research Center on Aging said on Wednesday.
Experts at a Chinese think tank say China will surpass the United States both socially and economically by 2049 - the year the People's Republic of China will celebrate its centennial anniversary.
December's HSBC China final manufacturing PMI rose to a 19-month high of 51.5, thanks to stronger new business in-take and expansion of production, according to figures released by HSBC Monday.
Growth of the world economy has weakened considerably during this outgoing year and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years, a UN report said Tuesday.
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