French Economy Minister Arnaud Montebourg, a staunch critic of austerity policy, threatened to resign on Monday and refused to join a new government.
Foreign policy is expected to be a major issue in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections, and that may spell trouble for Hillary Clinton, as critics will view the likely candidate as tainted by the White House's perceived foreign policy missteps.
Hillary Clinton, U.S. President Barack Obama's secretary of state during his first term, has indicated her foreign policy would be more muscular than that of the current administration, and some experts said Clinton's stance most closely resembles that of her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
Twenty-nine of 31 provincial regions in the Chinese mainland have relaxed the decades-old one-child policy, allowing couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child, said a senior family planning official on Thursday.
Comprehensive inspections by China's central government find problems in policy at the grassroots and provide the tools to fix them.
President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday developments of the Ukrainian crisis testified to Western countries' lasting attempts to contain Russia.
The Japanese government on Friday submitted its final draft decision on lifting the ban on collective self-defense to the ruling bloc, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet expects to approve as early as July 1, local media reported.
The white paper detailing the "one country, two systems" practice in Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has great significance as it clears up confusion over the policy and contributes to unity, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
China's most populous province of Henan on Thursday relaxed its family planning policy to allow couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child.
The U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said on Thursday that the Fed needs more time to decide the appropriate size of its balance sheet and expects the portfolio of assets to gradually decline over time after it finally begins to tighten policy.
China's consumer prices increased at a slower pace in April as the cost of fresh vegetables and pork both declined, official data showed on Friday.
The U.S. dollar advanced against major currencies Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's remarks showed optimism on U.S. economic growth.
The People's Bank of China (PBoC), the central bank, vowed to maintain continuity and stability of its monetary policy in a report released on Tuesday.
China will extend a tax rebate policy for digital cable TV for another three years, according to a policy package to support cultural industries released by the Ministry of Culture (MOC) on Wednesday.
Southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Wednesday relaxed the city's birth control policy by allowing couples to have a second baby if either parent is an only child, the local legislature said at a press conference.
The U.S. Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that it will not pause the bond buying program, as there is sufficient underlying strength in the broader economy for it to keep taper on course.
Stanley Fischer, U.S. President Barack Obama's pick for the Federal Reserve vice chair, on Thursday expressed his support for the current path of monetary policy and emphasized the role of the central bank in ensuring financial stability.
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