Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday lauded the role of county level governments, however, he underscored the integral role officials played in ensuring efficiency.
A new guideline to rein in vehicle expenses for the central government is causing many officials to rethink their commutes.
Oil prices which hit the lowest level for four years at global market will not fall downer, an Algerian energy expert said Sunday in Algiers.
The ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided here on Thursday to maintain its output level despite crude oil price fell to a four-year low level, a statement released after the OPEC conference said.
The ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) decided here on Thursday to maintain its output level despite crude oil price fell to a four-year low level, a statement released after the OPEC conference said.
A new research by New Zealand scientists out Tuesday shows that global warming could cause sea levels to rise by "tens of meters" in coming centuries if greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase.
Australian scientists have made the alarming discovery that sea levels have risen more in the past century than at any other comparable period in the past 6,000 years.
More than 200 billion Australian dollars (181 billion U.S. dollars) of Australian infrastructure is under threat by sea-level rises over the next century, a new report released on Wednesday has found.
Australia on Friday raised the national terrorism public alert level from medium to high after receiving advice from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO).
The U.S. dollar continued rising against most major currencies Tuesday as data of U.S. manufactured durable goods and consumer confidence beat expectations.
Sea levels will continue to rise in the Pacific Ocean off the coasts of the Philippines and northeastern Australia as humans continue to alter the climate, a new study on Wednesday revealed.
Special inspection teams dispatched to local regions have found slack management of the ongoing anti-decadence campaign among some local officials, according to China's anti-graft organ.
The chairman of Iran's Assembly of Experts urged the country's nuclear negotiators on Tuesday to protect what he called the "nuclear rights of Iranians" in ongoing talks with major world powers.
South Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea agreed Friday to hold the family reunion as planned from Feb. 20 to 25, South Korean chief delegate to the inter-Korean high-level talks told a press conference.
China's largest freshwater lake, Poyang Lake in eastern Jiangxi Province, has recently seen a sharp decrease of water level to a record low of only 7.93 meters. Due to the lake's prolonged dry seasons in recent years, an escalating water shortage has caused drinking water scarcity, crippled the local fishing industry, and threatened the lake's ecology. China Report takes you to the scene.
The U.S. Federal Reserve's expansionary monetary policy to some extent has boosted U.S. economic growth, but the U.S. economy and business owners are confronted with great uncertainty due to political brinkmanship.
FAO downgraded its forecast for the 2013 rice production in Philippines to 18 million tonnes from the expectation of a bumper crop of 18.9 million tonnes at the beginning of the season.
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