China's central government procurement were 29.14 billion yuan (4 billion U.S. dollars) between 2003 and 2007, saving 6.25 billion yuan, according to a conference here on Thursday.

With the Presidential race heating up it appears as though everyone has an opinion. But what role should they play? And more importantly, why should we listen to them?

"Talk Strait" is one of the favorite programs on China Central Television (CCTV) for many Chinese, including some Party and State leaders.

The Chinese government will increase subsidies to low-income urban and rural families amid rising prices, said Wang Zhikun, an official with the Ministry of Civil Affairs (MCA), on Tuesday.

Leaders with Kenya's main opposition group have made a new appeal for peace in a bid to stop ethnic violence that has surged in recent days, leaving dozens of people dead. Nick Wadhams has the story from Nairobi.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao listened as members of the public gave their views on the latest government work report, and then vowed that suggestions would make it into the final draft which will go to the National People's Congress in March.

Family tax benefit recipients will be means tested as part of Federal Government moves to slash spending.

The Prime Minister has exchanged letters with Peter Hain following the Secretary of State's decision to resign from the Government.

The Chinese government on Wednesday published a list of 92 government statutes that have been revoked in accordance with a State Council decree signed by Premier Wen Jiabao on January 15.

How people respond to the U.S. government's attempts to censor some war-related images comes down to whether or not they are supporters of President Bush, a new study suggests.

The recent polls in UP have shown that to make caste alone as criteria for backwardness will be a major folly. As Dalits, Brahmins and Muslims have combined to place Mayawati in power because in a set up dominated by caste these people had no place when Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh was ruling the State, education, training and extension services alone can change India and the Government would have achieved a lot if it lays foundation for the same in next two years.

Can we blame the growing intolerance in our society on social backwardness or on ineffective governance? Mark Lynn Sr. Anchor/ Correspondent DD News says it's the latter.