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BEIJING, April 5 (Xinhua) — China on Thursday urged all parties involved to actively cooperate with U.N.-Arab League envoy Kofi Annan's mediating efforts on the Syrian crisis. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks at a regular press briefing when asked to comment on a presidential statement drafted by the United States in cooperation [...]

SHANGHAI, April 5 (Xinhua) — New York University Shanghai (NYU Shanghai), the first university jointly operated by China and the United States, will enroll its first undergraduates in 2013, announced the preparatory council of the NYU Shanghai on Thursday. The assessment of student applications will be based on both their performance in China's national college [...]

Businesses will get instructions on how to collect online information Guidelines will be released this year instructing businesses to collect personal information only when absolutely necessary and to delete it immediately after use. The non-binding guidelines, designed to protect online personal data, are pending final approval from the State Council. The draft was approved by [...]

THE decision by China's securities regulator to increase quotas for foreign funds investing in yuan-denominated shares is viewed as the next step in the process of transforming the yuan into an international currency. Foreign funds are allowed to invest in domestic stock and bond markets under two programs: the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors program allows [...]

China yesterday called for "peace and stability" in the strategically vital Asia-Pacific, after the first batch of US Marines to be deployed in Australia began work. "Peace, development and cooperation is the trend of the times and the common aspiration of people in the Asia-Pacific. Regional policies and interactions between different countries in this region [...]