The State Council plans to transform government functions at the ministerial level to reduce administrative intervention in the market and on social issues, State Councilor Ma Kai said in a report to the parliament's annual session on Sunday.
The European Union on Monday strengthened its restrictive measures against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, according to an official statement following an EU Foreign Affairs Council's meeting.
While consumer complaint cases decreased in 2012, dissatisfaction over online group purchase was on a significant rise in Hong Kong, according to data released by a local consumer watchdog.
The announcement on Thursday by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to conduct more rocket launches and a higher-level nuclear test shocked the world and attracted criticism from major countries.
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Thursday vowed to conduct more rocket launches and a higher-level nuclear test targeting its "sworn enemy" -- the United States.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday condemned the satellite launch on Dec. 12 by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), saying that Pyongyang "used ballistic missile technology and was in violation of resolutions 1718 (2006) and 1874 (2009)."
The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) vowed Wednesday to take "physical actions" to strengthen nuclear deterrence in response to fresh UN sanctions over its controversial December launch of a long-range rocket mounted with a satellite.
The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for a comprehensive global strategies to fight terrorism, saying that "terrorism will not be defeated by military force or security forces, law enforcement measures, and intelligence operations alone."
The resolution, which was introduced by prime minister Najib Razak, condemned Israel's attack as a violation of international rights law, an unjustified brutality and a crime against humanity that breached the Fourth Geneva Convention 1949 on the protection of civilians in time of war.
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