China's annual National People's Congress just completed its first week, and there are signs that this Congress is going to be different from the boring meetings of recent years. LinkAsia speaks with David Bandurski of Hong Kong University about t...
China has banned senior military officers from holding alcohol-heavy banquets or from staying in luxury hotels when on work trips. Gordon Chang, author of The Coming Collapse of China, joins Al Jazeera from Hong Kong to explain the new rule.
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Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says a referendum on a draft constitution will be held in less than two weeks with parliamentary elections to follow in 90 days. His proposals would limit presidents to two seven-year terms and end one-party rule i...
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