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France's gov't-unions showdown over labor code reform continues as fresh protests scheduled

When the deadlock showdown between the French government and unions over labor code reform will end remains unclear as more fresh protests are scheduled, with refineries blockades continuing to cause fuel shortages in main pump stations.

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Xi Jinping's stance on China's economy laid bare as he distances hallmark policy from Western-style supply-side economics

An explanation of President Xi Jinping’s hallmark economic policy, in his own words, was ­published in People’s Daily yesterday – just one day after it printed an interview with an unidentified “authoritative” source repudiating China’s debt-fuelled growth policies.

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China braces for L-shaped growth, rising risk

China's economy will tend towards L-shaped growth as deep-rooted problems persist and new challenges emerge, according to an exclusive interview with an "authoritative figure," a term usually reserved for high-ranking officials, in The People's Daily on Monday.

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Xi calls for building competitive human resource system

Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for reform in a bid to build a globally competitive human resource system.

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Street protests, strike present harsh test to proposed labor reform in France

As the showdown between officials and unions over labor reform heat up, hundreds of thousands of students on Thursday walked out from universities and secondary schools across France's main cities to show their determination to protest reform.

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Australian PM unveils health system reform plan

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced the government's health reform plan on Thursday, aiming to keep Australians with chronic diseases and complex conditions out of hospital and provide them with tailored services.

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SOE reform, a tough nut to crack for China

Profits jumped dramatically last year for Jintong Rubber Company, a subsidiary of Yankuang Group in east China's Shandong Province, only after a change in ownership.

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SOE reform, a tough nut to crack for China

Profits jumped dramatically last year for Jintong Rubber Company, a subsidiary of Yankuang Group in east China's Shandong Province, only after a change in ownership.

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VAT reform -- a critical step in China's supply-side reform

​The myth about China's slower growth has often clouded people's judgment about the quality of its economy, as we all tend to believe faster is better, and an economy losing steam means it is on the brink of collapse.

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Crowds protest in France against labor code reform

After last week's street rally against labor reform, tens of thousands protested once again on Thursday in an attempt to force the government to withdraw its proposals.

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Decoding political logic behind China's economic miracle

Mesmerized by China's dazzling growth in past decades, the world has found it difficult to analyze the phenomenon through existing archetypes of modern economics.

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China's political advisors pool wisdom to boost economy

​Chinese political advisors put their heads together on Thursday to offer prescriptions for the country's slowing economy, appealing for deepened reform and stricter financial oversight.

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Greek bailout review resumes as anti-austerity protests continue

A new round of Greece's bailout program review resumed Wednesday with hope the two sides bridge the gap on the next set of fiscal adjustment and reform measures.

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President Xi calls for structural reform, agricultural modernization

​Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for supply-side structural reform, agricultural modernization and grain security.

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Facing growing critics, French gov't hold pledges "improvements" to labor code bill

French Labor Minister Mayriam El Khomri on Monday promised to improve the text of a controversial labor reform that has fueled critics even from the ruling camp and would trigger street protest.

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China sets deadline for VAT reform

​Chinese finance minister said on Monday that business tax in all industries will be replaced by value-added tax (VAT) before May, a concrete step in deepening fiscal and taxation reform.

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Int'l observers hail China's growth expectations, hopes; challenges lie ahead

International observers and media following China's "two sessions" have hailed the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang to national lawmakers Saturday.