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India's Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopeful of winning war against child slavery

​Kailash Satyarthi, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 2014, said on Sunday that he is hopeful of winning the war against child slavery.

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India's Nobel Peace Prize laureate hopeful of winning war against child slavery

Kailash Satyarthi, co-winner of the Nobel Prize for Peace 2014, said on Sunday that he is hopeful of winning the war against child slavery.

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Venezuelan president unveils new stage of "revolutions" on economic, social development

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced "five revolutions" on economic and social development on Wednesday, local press reported on Thursday.

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Study shows yawning also contagious in wolves

Wolves, like humans, chimps and dogs, may also be susceptible to contagion of yawning, according to a study published in the U.S. journal PLOS ONE Wednesday.

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China strengthens environment watch in auditing of officials' economic performan

Chinese authorities will focus on environmental protection, sci-tech innovation and improvement of people's livelihood when evaluating the performance of officials in fulfilling their economic responsibilities, a circular published on Sunday said.

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China to accelerate development of insurance sector

China on Wednesday vowed to improve insurance services to stimulate innovation and entrepreneurship.

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China Voice: Settle conflicts, chase dream together

People of Hong Kong should undo the knots in their minds and unite with mainlanders to chase their great China dream.

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China to build social credit system amid challenges

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.

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Loosening household registration lights up "dark" lives

Li Xue, 21, a native Beijinger, has been struggling for 16 years for her household registration. The "black kid" lives in the capital like "a shadow with no status."

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Strike reveals loopholes, rising labor cost crunch

A massive worker strike over social benefits in south China's Guangdong Province has exposed loopholes in the country's social security scheme and the growing pressure on manufacturers to keep up with rising labor costs.

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Aging China wants fairer, efficient social insurance

In China, 38 million people stopped paying social insurance this year, either before or after reaching the pension-receiving threshold of 15 years.

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Premier Li calls for greater efforts to develop economy, enhance welfare

Premier Li Keqiang has called for greater efforts to develop the economy and enhance social welfare just days ahead of a much-awaited key policy meeting.

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Commentary: Chinese leadership seeks maximal reform consensus

The much-anticipated plenary session of China's central leadership, which is expected to set the tone for the country's future development, will try to seek the maximal strength from all walks of life in order to push forward arduous reform tasks.

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Vietnam's social security fund may fall short by 2021: ILO

Vietnam Social Security Fund (VSS) could start having deficits by 2021 and experience depletion by 2034 if no reforms are made, said a report by the International Labor Organization (ILO) launched here Thursday.

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Specialized newsrooms abuzz on WeChat

Lu Jiuping starts working at 4 a.m. every day, but the retired 50-year-old businessman has never made a cent from his current occupation.

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Wealth gap eroding New Zealand's egalitarian society: study

New Zealand's widening wealth gap is having a major impact on the country's sense of "wellbeing, " according to the country's first social index.

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U.S. SEC confirms social media OK for company announcements

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) said on Tuesday that companies can use social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter to announce key information as long as investors have been altered about which social media will be used to disseminate such information.