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2015年CRI China Adopts First Counter-terrorism Law

Lawmakers approved the legislation on Sunday at the end of a week-long bimonthly session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee. An Weixing, head of the Public Security Ministry's counter-terrorism division, says threats from terrorism

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SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Right now, the Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land. It gave some Americans the comfort to start their own businesses because they didn't have to worry about keeping a job just for the health insurance. But this week's

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Public feedback invited on disabled law's implementation

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To establish a more standard and transparent environment around charity donations in China and encourage involvement, the draft of the country's first charity law will be discussed during the Two Sessions. The country's first Charity Law-- a heated t

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2016年CRI Scholars Discuss Social Institutions' Development under the Coming Charity Law

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