The Chinese government will this year push the reform of its re-education through labor system, according to a national political and legal work conference on Monday.
The horrific Connecticut elementary school shooting has reignited the debate over gun control in the United States but at the same time gun sales have increased dramatically in the country.
The main candidates to take over as prime minister after next month's vote are starting to outline their plans for governance, with incumbent Mario Monti vowing he would repeal an unpopular property tax, predecessor Silvio Berlusconi saying he would be willing to take a lesser role in the government, and Pier Luigi Bersani, the favorite, indicating his government would include all his coalition members.
Canada Post ushered in the Chinese Lunar New Year with their highly anticipated Year of the Water Snake stamps on Tuesday in the Canadian city of Toronto.
A former housing official in central China's province of Henan is being detained by police over corruption after a blogger exposed his family owns a combined 29 houses...defying the government's own strict curbs on buying a home
On Monday, the Chinese government said it will push for new reforms of its reeducation through labor system...While others say its very existence, is unconstitutional.
A zoo in east China has come under fire, following an online report that visitors pelted snowballs at two lions...The post triggered a public outcry, as well as heated discussion over the lack of awareness and enforcement of animal rights among the public.
The Shanghai municipal government has ordered an overhaul of fire prevention measures across the city after a market fire left five people dead and 14 others injured on Sunday night.
China's Foreign Ministry warns the Philippines not to build on islands in the South China Sea.
After seven people, including six handicapped children and one adult, died on Friday, the orphanage owner,Yuan Lihai - who is also the children's foster mother - said she won't abandon her charity work.
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Sunday amended the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) proposed two years ago to help banks survive difficult times.
Apple announced on Monday that more than 40 billion applications have so far been downloaded from its online App Store, which was launched in 2008.
Residents of Australia's New South Wales (NSW) are being warned of the worst fire danger they have ever faced, with "catastrophic" fire conditions forecast in some areas of the state and New Zealand is to send 12 specialist rural firefighters to Australia to help battle wild fires, local media reported on Tuesday.
The Palestinian leadership refused Monday Israel's objection of using the words "State of Palestine" instead of Palestinian National Authority (PNA) after its status upgrade in the United Nations.
The Japanese government decided Monday to suspend two current defense programs to pave the way to map out new programs by the end of 2013, local media reported late Monday.
Asia's largest toys fair that opened Monday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center features new trends in the industry as traditional childish toys have gotten the new name "Kidult" and taken on a high-tech edge
China suspends the toughest of its new road rules following a public outcry...The Ministry of Public Security on Jan. 6 said that drivers who ignore yellow lights won't be penalized for now - suspending the strictest of China's new road rules.
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