The Hong Kong government on Tuesday held the first formal talks with student leaders speaking for sit-in protesters to find a peaceful way to end the Occupy Central movement which started on Sept. 28.
Senior legislature official Li Fei has stressed patriotism, adherence to law and local prosperity as musts in practicing universal suffrage in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) by 2017.
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.
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliamentary body, concluded its annual session Thursday morning.
The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, concluded its annual session on Wednesday.
China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng Monday pledged to further efforts to contribute to the deepening of the country's reforms in a comprehensive manner.
The Federal Reserve officials generally agreed to continue trimming stimulus, with a few participants eyeing to raise the federal funds rate relatively soon, according to the minutes of the Fed's January policy meeting, which were released Wednesday.
The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of Senator Max Baucus to be the next ambassador to China.
A terrorist threat emailed to the Hungarian Olympic Committee was a false alarm, the Hungarian Olympic Committee Director of International Affairs Zsigmond Nagy told local wire service MTI on Wednesday.
Wang Jiarui, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, met with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong in Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Thursday.
Ge proposed revising the benefits for provincial-level officials and other senior leaders, as well as retired officials
Chinese leader Liu Yunshan on Thursday urged efforts to comprehensively deepen reform, saying the country is at a new historical starting point.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) kicked off a key meeting here on Saturday, with a discussion on comprehensively deepening reform top on the agenda.
Two more senior officials at provincial level were expelled from the Party and removed from their posts for involvement in corruption, following the investigation of a ministerial official earlier this week.
Jiang Jiemin, head of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission (SASAC) of the State Council and deputy secretary of the SASAC committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has been removed from office, suspected of serious disciplinary violations.
Bo Xilai, former Communist Party of China (CPC) chief of Chongqing Municipality, stood open trial Thursday on charges of taking bribes, embezzlement and abuse of power at the Jinan Intermediate People's Court in east China's Shandong Province.
Top Chinese legislator Zhang Dejiang has urged improvements to legislative work that would allow legislation to adapt better to China's development needs and reflect the people's will.
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