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The SCS’s main aim is to improve the enforcement of legal and administrative rules. Food safety scandals are a recurring problem in China, as are workplace safety issues, wage arrears, and noncompliance with contracts and court orders. When it came to tackling these problems, there were laws in place, but […]

It’s also clear that Biden has little choice but to work closely with the world body on critical issues from COVID-19 to climate change, as well as the U.N.’s role in preventing a humanitarian catastrophe in Afghanistan and an Iranian nuclear weapons program. And the president knows it, aides say. […]

First and most obviously, this move is a classic illustration of balance-of-power/balance-of-threat politics at work. Although China was not mentioned anywhere in the announcement, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out this initiative was taken in response to growing perceptions of a rising Chinese threat. These perceptions are partly […]

A little less than 5000 Chinese loyal voters began polling to choose members for the Legislative Council for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The voters from a spectrum of professions went to polls on Sunday under heavy police presence. According to AP, they cast their votes to choose candidates for […]

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has made clear that reducing greenhouse gas emissions faster represents an unavoidable priority. The commission has said its flagship project, the European Green Deal, aims to reconcile the economy with the planet, so Europe’s “ man on the moon ” moment paves the […]

As India celebrates 75 Years of Azaadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, it is also celebrating the ongoing efforts of our Nation towards women empowerment. Women today have started assuming their rightful, equal place as the frontrunners in nation-building and representatives of our strong national character. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has also […]

At the outset of the collective, AUKUS i.e Australia, United Kingdom, United States of America association, that was announced on September 15, Jeremy Corbyn, a Member of UK Parliament from Islington constituency indicated the trilateral defence association as ‘AUKUS cold war’. Corbyn, the leader of Opposition in the PM Boris […]

Starting Friday, Sept. 17, FP will reprise its pop-up U.N. Brief, giving you a first-hand look at events during the U.N. General Assembly in New York. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. Also on Sept. 17, my colleagues Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer will preview proceedings with […]

In an astonishing development, Taliban co-founder and Afghanistan’s Deputy PM Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar featured in TIME Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people of 2021. He was named in the ‘Leaders’ category alongside the likes of PM Modi, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, US President Joe Biden, US Vice […]

The article, citing Chinese research and experts, allege “Chinese officials worry about the prospect of Afghanistan becoming a haven for Islamist militant groups, including ETIM [or the East Turkestan Islamic Movement],” following the fall of Afghanistan back into the Taliban’s hands. That is why it was particularly puzzling when the […]