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Xi's domestic footprints signal governance priority

For the small, impoverished county of Fuping in north China's Hebei Province, an inspection tour by Xi Jinping's in late 2012 was a fate changer.

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China's adherence to reform, opening up passes confidence to world

As an important driving force for global economic growth, China's adherence to its reform and opening up policy is injecting dynamism into and boosting confidence for world economic recovery.

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China releases full text of reform plan for ecological progress

China has released the full text of an integrated reform plan for promoting ecological progress on Monday.

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Tension in parliament high, as Italy's cabinet speeds up on Senate reform bill

​Political tension ran high in Italy on Thursday, as Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's cabinet pushed a constitutional reform draft law into the Upper House to speed up its approval.

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SOE reform fresh signal of economic transformation

The latest round of state-owned enterprise reform measures, announced on Sunday, are a fresh signal of China's commitment to structural transformation.

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Indian PM, industrialists, bankers discuss economy amid economic slowdown, social unrest

​Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday held a meeting with top industrialists and bankers to discuss the economic scenario amid slowdown of the economy and social unrest, according to local media reports.

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Xi urges accurate implementation of reform, realistic targets

President Xi Jinping on Tuesday urged Communist Party of China (CPC) and government officials to step up efforts to implement reform and achieve targets.

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Hillary Clinton has higher wages for everyday Americans at heart of economic agenda

​Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday unveiled her economic agenda in New York, calling for greater income equality in the United States in her first major policy speech since launching her campaign to the White House in April.

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Let's focus more on the fundamentals of Chinese economy: Australian economist

​"I don't think we should pay too much attention to the fluctuation of the Chinese stock markets. It 's not the most important part of the Chinese economy. What's more important is the fundamentals of the Chinese economic growth," renowned Australian economist and former Australian ambassador to China Ross Garnaut has said.

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Xi highlights "big picture" in reform drive

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on officials to view the country's reform drive in the context of "a larger picture" in order to deepen reforms.

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Italy's parliament approves electoral reform bill

The Italian Lower House on Monday definitively approved a new electoral law, which was seen as a keystone of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi's reform agenda.

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Renzi taking on risky confidence vote that could pay dividends, if he survives

Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi' s decision to pass his controversial electoral reform plan through a series of risky confidence votes could serve a dual purpose, according to experts.

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HK lawmakers urged to support constitutional reform proposal

HK lawmakers urged to support constitutional reform proposal

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China's FTZ expansion set to push institutional reform

China unveiled three free trade zones (FTZs) following the pioneering precedent of the Shanghai model on Tuesday, a move expected to accelerate institutional reform to benefit China and the rest of the world.

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China examines reforms for people's jury system

China's top legislature reviewed a bill that would expand representation for the jury system on Monday.

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No more foot-dragging in IMF reform

​The ship is leaking, but the captain is reluctant to do the repair. That is exactly what the United States, veto-wielding master of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is doing in the reform of the global lending body.

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No more foot-dragging in IMF reform

​The ship is leaking, but the captain is reluctant to do the repair. That is exactly what the United States, veto-wielding master of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), is doing in the reform of the global lending body.