The IGAD Special Envoys for South Sudan welcomed the agreement signed by the South Sudanese government and the SPLM/A (In Opposition) of the implementation matrix and a detailed timetable to implement the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement in South Sudan, said IGAD in a statement on Sunday.
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on Tuesday summoned the mayor of Anyang City in central China's Henan Province to discuss the city's smog response measures, the latest in China's efforts to curb its smog problem before APEC meetings this week in Beijing.
Prosecutors opened investigation into a former senior official with the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) for bribery, said the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) Friday.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruled on Wednesday that China had acted inconsistently with WTO rules with regard to the export measures imposed on the rare earth materials.
Hong Kong Chief Executive C Y Leung on Wednesday called the new budged plan unveiled by financial secretary John Tsang earlier in the day well-thought-out and responsible, with targeted initiatives to respond to the aspirations of the public.
In order to improve livelihood of the needy and the disadvantaged, five measures involving 20 billion HK dollars (2.58 billion U.S. dollars) has been announced by Hong Kong's financial secretary John Tsang on Wednesday.
Changes to a raft of measures on foreign investment approval and admission control within the pilot free trade zone (FTZ) in Shanghai were announced by the Chinese government on Monday.
The number of new trade restrictive measures imposed by G-20 economies over the past six months increased as trade flows slowed down , said a latest trade monitoring report released by World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday.
Subway stations in Portugal's capital Lisbon were closed on Thursday as metro workers in the city started a 24-hour strike against the government's new austerity measures enshrined in the 2014 state budget.
Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung Tuesday reiterated that the government will not relax nor refine demand-management property measures, and urged lawmakers to pass the bill on those measures as soon as possible.
Taiwan authorities on Tuesday announced new measures to relax entrance restrictions for certain "professionals" from the Chinese mainland.
The State Council, China's cabinet, on Friday outlined a string of measures for curbing the air pollution that is plaguing the country, vowing "tough measures for tough tasks."
China's average housing prices nationwide have more than tripled over the last decade, with some areas seeing prices grow by 10 times the original price. Experts are debating whether there is a bubble in the market and whether prices will continue to skyrocket.
A month of heated debate, guesswork and worrying has ultimately come to an end with cities across China confirming details of planned property curbs that have loomed large over the market.
To curb the air pollution at hazardous levels, Beijing started emergency response measures on Sunday.
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