World Sep 14 China is raising its retirement age in response to aging workforce and declining population The policy change will be carried out over 15 years, with the retirement age for men raised to 63 years, and for women to 55 or 58 years depending on their jobs. The current retirement age is 60 for men…
Nation Oct 10 Ex-Mississippi governor faces new subpoena for records in welfare corruption case An attorney is trying to force former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to release text messages or other communications about the state improperly using welfare money on the development of a concussion drug backed by retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
World Apr 25 Beijing begins mass testing for COVID-19 and locks down some areas as cases grow China's capital, Beijing, has begun mass testing and shutting down residential areas amid a new outbreak of COVID-19.
World Mar 02 North Korea’s Kim Jong Un leaves Vietnam after summit breakdown Smiling and holding up his clasped hands in a victorious pose, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on Saturday boarded his private train at the Vietnam-China border for a 60-plus-hour ride home, ending a trip to Vietnam that saw a…
World Oct 26 China-Japan drawing closer amid trade pressure from U.S. Asia's two largest economies appear to have shelved differences in favor of business ties.