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Vietnamese parliament elects Defense-Security Council posts

Vietnamese parliament on Monday elected Vice Chairperson and members of the Council on National Defense and Security.

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HK protesters clash with Standard Working Hours Committee

​Police were called to restore order in Hong Kong on March 29 after protesters clashed with members of the Standard Working Hours Committee.

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2 gang members arrested after violent riots mar Australian festival

Two members of a youth gang who started a violent riot in the Australian city of Melbourne at the weekend have been arrested by police.

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Nepal forms probe commission to investigate into Air Kasthamandap plane accident

The Nepalese government has formed a four-member commission to investigate on crash-landing of 9N-AJB plane of Air Kasthamandap in western Kalikot district which killed two pilots on Friday.

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Film academy Trips over Its own rules, racing to answer calls for diversity

​A contentious move to purge the academy’s Oscar-voting rolls of members who have not been active according to certain guidelines would not be affected by this procedural hiccup.

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Some things about the EU: What it means to be a member and how Britain is different

European Union leaders meet on Thursday (Feb 18) for what promises to be a tense two-day summit to discuss new terms for Britain's membership of the EU.

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Election of Vietnamese communist party leadership raises people's hopes

The 12th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) on Thursday concluded its meeting in Vietnam's capital Hanoi with a new CPV leadership team being introduced.

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CPC offers subsidies for members in need

​The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee's organization department has allocated 80.2 million yuan (12.2 million U.S. dollars) in New Year subsidies for elderly and needy CPC members.

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CPC on road toward clean and advanced Party

​To build a clean and advanced Party, the Communist Party of China (CPC) has vowed unremitting efforts to push forward its goal of comprehensively and strictly governing the Party.

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SCO stresses regional economic growth, backs Chinese proposals

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded its prime ministers' meeting in central Chinese city of Zhengzhou by promising to boost regional economic cooperation.

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China proposes six platforms for SCO cooperation

Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday proposed that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) establish six platforms for cooperation in areas including security, production capacity and connectivity.

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Belt & Road initiative drives economic rejuvenation of SCO countries

Loaded with 200 tonnes of cargo, a freight train leaving south China's Guangzhou today will arrive in Moscow 18 days later, having traveled more than 7,000 miles through Eurasia.

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CAS, CAE elect new members since voting restriction

The Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), the country's top academic institutions, have elected their first new members since revising their charters to cut administrative interference.

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Libyan parliament rejects UN agreement for unity gov't

​ Libya's internationally recognized House of Representatives (parliament) on Monday rejected the UN-proposed agreement for a unity government, parliament members said.

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Australian state introduces new laws to combat rampant bikie, "ice" problems

​The Australian state of Victoria on Monday passed new legislation aimed at identifying problem bikie gang members while simultaneously clamping down on the availability of methylamphetamine.

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Sri Lankan president removes members from party's central committee

​ Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena sacked 13 members from his Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) 's central committee, just hours after a parliamentary election was concluded on Monday.

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U.S. Army chief nominee says he is open to arming military recruiters

​General Mark Milley, President Barack Obama's nominee to become the next top officer in the U.S. Army, said Tuesday he regards it "appropriate" to arm military recruiters in some cases, following the attacks in Chattanooga, Tennessee last week that killed five people including four Marines.