BEIJING (Reuters) – China will reduce direct government intervention in its vast industrial sector, the industry minister said on Monday, as Beijing seeks to ease concerns about its industrial policy, core to Washington’s complaints in the Sino-U.S. trade war.FILE PHOTO – China’s Minister of Industry and Information Technology Miao Wei speaks at the annual session of China Development Forum (CDF)… Read more »
BEIJING (Reuters) – The death told from a massive explosion last week at a pesticide plant in eastern China rose to 78 on Monday, with 13 people listed as being critically injured, as the government again pledged stricter safely controls, state media reported. Public anger over safety standards has grown in China over industrial accidents, ranging from mining disasters to… Read more »
Activists hope that China’s recent decision to allow more than 2,000 ethnic Kazaks to leave the country may be a sign that pressure on Beijing over its treatment of minorities may be having an effect. China’s crackdown on Muslims in the western region of Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR) has sparked fierce criticism around the world. Huge numbers have been… Read more »
PARIS (Reuters) – France and China signed deals worth billions of euros on Monday, including a huge Airbus plane order, during a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping, despite Paris pushing back against Beijing’s “Belt and Road” infrastructure initiative.French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, March 25, 2019. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes President… Read more »
Delegation: United Arab Emirates Body: Social, Humanitarian and Cultural Committee The issue of parental leave With an ever-increasing number of women entering the workforce, maternity leave has been the centre of discussion may times. More recently, however, paternity leave has also been garnering attention – thus the issue of parental leave as a whole. Convention No. 183 of the ILO… Read more »