South Korea will develop its own missile defense (MD) system to intercept missiles at a higher altitude instead of adopting the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), a military source confirmed local media reports on Tuesday.
In a country racked by unsafe food and other scandals, experts in China hope a national social credit system will reduce losses caused by dishonesty and rule violations.
Microsoft on Tuesday stopped providing technical assistance for Windows XP, a major operating system for Chinese computer users, opening up opportunities for China's IT companies.
For He Ping, owner of a plumbing factory in east China's Zhejiang Province who has been doing business for 16 years, the key to his success is credibility.
South Korea planned to slash non- core regulations on business activities to boost corporate investment and subsequently help create more jobs.
More than 400 students in east China's Zhejiang Province have been infected with norovirus, a common cause of viral gastroenteritis, local authorities said Wednesday.
Preparations for a deposit insurance system have been finished, said China's central bank over the weekend, in the latest signal that the world's second-largest economy is ready to further overhaul its financial system.
Israel is developing a laser- based air defense system for intercepting short-range rockets and other airborne threats, local media reported on Sunday.
China's transport system will be put to the test during "Chunyun", the 40-day travel period around the Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 31.
The following is a summary of news events expected in China in 2014.
INTROChina's judicial authority has detailed plans to reform the country's petition system and abolish its controversial "reeducation through labor" program.
China's National Bureau of Statistics plans to revise the current system of measuring the national economy in line with latest international standards, an NBS official said.
Institutions for reeducation through labor are seeking new roles after the decision to abolish them.
China aims to create a standardized risk-warning system to better handle government debts, the Communist Party of China (CPC) said in a policy document released on Friday.
An Israeli recycling company that turns raw sewage waters into recycled products and energy while cutting down on costs signed an agreement this week with a Dutch wastewater and paper mill facility.
The European Parliament on Thursday approved the operating rules of a new border surveillance system to help control illegal migration and prevent tragedies like the sinking of a migrant ship off Italy's Lampedusa island last week.
Donor organs are to be distributed through a nation-wide system after a new ruling by the government.
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