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Cyber-attacks that have hit 150 countries since Friday should be treated by governments around the world as a "wake-up call", Microsoft says.
Chinese lawmakers on Sunday adopted a new law to tax polluters, particularly heavy industry.
Chinese local governments embraced a new approach to support state-owned enterprises (SOEs) facing financial difficulties, with market-oriented moves more likely than direct fiscal support, Moody's Investors Service said on Wednesday.
The long-awaited High Speed Rail connecting Singapore and Kuala Lumpur is targeted to be up and running by around 2026, cutting the travelling time between both cities to 90 minutes.
Special operations forces from the United States and Vietnam are signaling a readiness to start forging ties should their governments choose to do so, in what would be a major step in relations between militaries that were at war 4-1/2 decades ago.
U.S. Democratic presidential contenders Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders are distancing themselves from President Barack Obama, also a Democrat, over a bill that would allow 9/11 victims to sue foreign governments.
China's top legislature on Saturday imposed a ceiling of 16 trillion yuan (2.51 trillion U.S. dollars) for local government debt in 2015.
China's newest air pollution draft law no longer contains clauses allowing local governments to restrict or ban vehicles to fight air pollution, China's top legislature saw on Monday.
China has ordered a nationwide renovation of old and shabby buildings that possess safety hazards as a series of house collapse accidents have sounded the alarm.
Nigeria's Security Council on Tuesday gave a vote of confidence on the military following the successful anti-terrorism operations in the restive northeast region, an officer said.
China's environment watchdog on Tuesday demanded local governments take measures during the lunar New Year celebrations to lessen pollution caused by fireworks.
China's State Council, or the cabinet, on Thursday published rules to strengthen the supervision and management of debts incurred by local governments.
China is moving toward a mature socialist court system, one with more independence and less influence and protectionism from local officials.
China has seen slowing growth in local government debts since the middle of last year, an annual audit report showed on Tuesday.
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