Hong Kong Urged to Improve Governance
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Chinese President Hu Jintao urged Hong Kong&#39;s leader on Monday to learn from experience and do a better job running the former British colony, beset by political and economic troubles.
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The tense relations between the pro-democracy camp and the central government in Beijing could ease after the election, but little substantial improvements over the strained relations could be made, politcal analysts suggested shortly after Hong Kong&#39;s
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Standards chief calls for more transparency to repair the damage done to public confidence
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The public needs to have greater say in scientific decision-making, the British Association leader says.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged  new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and  pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to  call for the release of democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao told Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa and his senior officials to reflect on the past seven years and learn from mistakes, an expression often used in political scoldings.
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Leaders of an Asia-Europe grouping urged new member Myanmar on Friday to improve its rights record and pursue democratic reforms but a final statement is unlikely to call
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ISLAMABAD, Aug 28: President Gen Pervez Musharraf said on Saturday that change in the government would auger well to strengthen democracy and improve the much-needed good governance in the country.
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China&#39;s top Communist party leaders have called for stability in the country&#39;s monetary and fiscal policies and continued efforts to rein in growth in fixed-asset investment, in a
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Human rights abuses are growing in Asia as most countries in the region face a breakdown of the rule of law, a Hong Kong-based rights group said on Friday.
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Ofsted chief says schools need to do more to promote an interest in democracy and common values.
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Chinese Communist Party chief Hu Jintao  called for parliament to take a stronger watchdog role on the  eve of a key leadership meeting but ruled out Western-style  democracy for China in a sign any reform would be incremental.
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China's security chief has warned judicial departments to stand firm in face of what he described as "hostile forces" of reform, but also urged the judiciary to improve its handling of social unrest.
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The Ministry of Defence is urged to improve relations with the defence industry in a report by a committee of MPs.
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Christopher Cox will call for the passage of several measures intended to bolster the powers of the board that oversees financial disclosures by state and local governments.
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HONG KONG Tung Chee-hwa, the chief executive of Hong Kong, on Thursday ruled out trying to pass internal security legislation any time soon, a strong sign that his backers in Beijing have decided to take a conciliatory stance here after legislative
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Hong Kong leader Donald Tsang said Thursday he will seek another term &#151; a five-year period that will likely bring growing pressure for full democracy and cleaner air in the Chinese territory.