A draft of China's first bill regulating charities was submitted to the national legislature on Wednesday, with lawmakers hoping it can give donors confidence to help the country meet its poverty alleviation targets.
"Although women's status has been improved to some extent, there is still a long way ahead to ensure their rights and eliminate violence against women in conservative Afghan society," a women's right activist Mursal, 24, told Xinhua on Tuesday.
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Despite six years of recession and tough austerity measures, Greek citizens have not turned their backs on stranded migrants and refugees who have been trapped in the country and cannot continue their journey to western Europe due to border restrictions along the Balkan route.
Thanks to the determination of the international community, the "cessation of hostilities" in Syria, sponsored by the United Nations, has so far been largely adhered to despite sporadic violations.
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The Syrian government is apparently working on luring the rebels into settlements, taking advantage of the recent truce, analysts say.
New Zealand will this month decide their national flag in a postal referendum that will be the culmination of months of polarizing and sometimes bitter debate.
Filmfans in China were elated on Monday after Leonardo DiCaprio's first Oscar win — forBest Actor — at the coveted Academy Awards.
"In the past people wanted to divorce mostly because of domestic violence and affairs, now it is increasingly common among young couples to separate after trivial disputes or interference of their parents," she said.
Li An is living happily with his wife again, one year after they applied for divorce following endless quarrels such as who should change the baby.
The Bundestag, or lower house of the German parliament, passed on Thursday a package of new regulations to tighten asylum rules in an effort to deal with an unprecedented influx of refugees.
The top medical authority aims to root out the practice of reselling hospital outpatient appointments, a health official announced Wednesday.
For many Chinese rural migrant workers, the Spring Festival holiday is a chance to buy their own home where they can eventually settle down in small counties.
China has created policies to encourage the country's scientists to translate their research into commercial products.
Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday at the resort town of Vrnjacka Banja in central Serbia to watch an annual kissing competition.
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