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China to release national rural vitalization strategic program

Chinawillreleaseanationalruralvitalizationstrategicprogram(2018-2022)toimplementpoliciesunderthe"No1centraldocument"thisyear."Thefirstdraftoftheprogramhasbeenco

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China eyes progress against major risks, poverty, pollution in 2018

Chinawillseeksolidprogressonpreventingmajorrisks,andontargetedpovertyalleviationandpollutioncontrolin2018,accordingtothecentralauthoritiesFriday.Anoverallplansh

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China espionage law allows entry, exit restrictions

AnewdocumentonimplementationofChina'scounter-espionagelaw,whichtookeffectin2014,stipulatesthatcertainpeoplemaybesubjecttoexitandentryrestrictions.Thedocumentwas

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China sets population, construction limits in Beijing city planning

By2020,thesizeofresidentpopulationinBeijingshouldbeunder23millionandkeptatthislevelthereafter,accordingtoacityplanningdocumentforBeijingissuedbyChina'scentralau

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U.S. makes lower trade deficit top priority in NAFTA talks

TheUnitedStatesonMondaylaunchedthefirstsalvointherenegotiationofthe23-year-oldNorthAmericanFreeTradeAgreement(NAFTA),sayingitstoppriorityforthetalkswasshrinking

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Winston Churchill’s secret documents to be auctioned in UK

SecretdocumentssignedbyFormerBritishPrimeMinisterWinstonChurchill,includingonewhichdiscussesplanstobuildatunnelbetweenEnglandandFrancein1914,issettobeauctionedi

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US national security personnel charged with leaking secret Russian doc.

TheU.S.DepartmentofJusticeonmondaybroughtachargeagainstaNationalSecurityAgency(NSA)contractorforallegedlyleakingatopsecretdocumenttothemedia.Thecontractor,25-ye

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Russia agrees to lift remaining Turkey trade sanctions

RussiaagreedonMondaytoliftremainingtradesanctionsagainstTurkeyimposedinthewakeoftheshootingdownbyTurkishairforcesofaRussianwarplaneovertheSyrianborderin2015.The

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Explanatory document issued on Belt and Road Initiative

ChinaissuedadetailedexplanatorydocumentontheBeltandRoadInitiativeonWednesday.Thedocument,titledJointlyBuildtheBeltandRoad:Ideas,PracticesandChineseContributions

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Trump administration has found only $20 million in existing funds for wall - document

President Donald Trump’s promise to use existing funds to begin immediate construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border has hit a financial roadblock, according to a document seen by Reuters.

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Exclusive: EU wants Google to stop anti-competitive Android practices, fine expected

EU antitrust regulators plan to order Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google to stop paying financial incentives to smartphone makers to pre-install Google Search exclusively on their devices and warned the company of a large fine, an EU document showed.

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U.S. Congress releases previously classified part of 9/11 inquiry report

U.S. Congress on Friday released a long-classified document that offered specific details of possible ties between Saudi governments and some suspects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

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China promotes understanding of law among civil servants

​China's civil servants must take exams and be evaluated on their legal knowledge, and abide by the law when exercising power, according to an official document issued on Thursday.

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China calls for better protection of cultural relics

​The State Council, China's Cabinet, called for better protection for the nation's cultural relics and stronger law enforcement in an instruction published Tuesday.

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China to crackdown against illegal fund-raising

​China will take strict precautions and hard actions against illegal fund-raising, the central government said, after an online peer-to-peer platform was found to swindle investors out of billions of dollars.

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Aust'n political leaders unite behind republican push ahead of national day

Australia's highest-ranking state politicians have united behind Prime Minister (PM) Malcolm Turnbull in a bold new campaign to become a republic.

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Syrians linked to ISIS are in Thailand to attack Russian interests: Leaked document

Ten Syrians "related to" the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) entered Thailand in October to attack Russian interests, Thai police said in a leaked document citing information from the Russian Federal Security Service.