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China opposes to all forms of cyber attacks: Chinese FM
The Chinese government is expressing its opposition to countries or individuals that launch cyber attacks.
The comment comes amid reports the United States has asked China for help on the Sony hacking case.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying says the country is ready to engage in constructive cooperation with the international community in cyber security on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust.
US federal investigators claim North Korea is behind the attack, which forced Sony Picture studios to cancel its upcoming movie about the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.
U.S. President Barack Obama has said that his government is considering putting North Korea back on a U.S. list of countries that sponsor terrorism.
North Korea, for its part, denies the accusation and is calling for a joint investigation to determine where the Sony hack came from.
The White House has already rejected the idea.
China mulls National Security Law
China's top legislature has started reviewing a new national security law.
The new legislation is expected to give the government more control over what is considered national security.
The draft defines "national security" as a condition in which a country's government, sovereignty, unification and territorial integrity, the well-being of its people, the sustainable and healthy development of its economy and society, and other major interests are relatively safe.
The new law gives the government the ability to ensure the sustainability of such a secure condition.
State council to hand taxation power back to legislature
China's central authorities are moving to shift control over which part of the government has the ability to levy taxes.
The current meeting of the NPC standing committee has seen the authorities strip the state council and the ministries from their ability to levy taxes.
Instead, the decision on taxes will be up to the country's top legislature.
Currently, only three out of 18 taxes have been approved by the legislature.
However, taxes including levies on stock holdings, bank interest and retail gas are administered by the various ministries.
The Ministry of Finance this month increased taxes on gasoline twice, scuttling any advantage for consumers when it comes to the deflated price of global oil prices.
China issues real estate registration rules
The State Council, China's Cabinet, has issued new regulations on real estate registration.
The regulations will require all governments above county level to designate special departments to create real estate registers to manage the collective ownership of land, ownership of buildings and forest,right to the use of maritime areas.
Anyone caught trying to create false registrations will be fined.
Any abuse of power, document forging or the illegal disclosure of information will face prosecution.
A lack of proper land registration in China throughout the years has led to land holders being illegally stripped of their property by people with influence over government officials, or local governments themselves.
Chinese legislature revising law to tackle smog
Chinese law makers have begun revising the rules around air pollution.
Under the new rules, tackling heavily-polluted weather has to be included in a local government's emergency response plan.
At the same time, governments at the county level and above also need to have contingency plans in-place for heavily-polluted days.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection, in suggesting the changes, also says smoke from coal burning and vehicle exhaust is the main reason behind China's air pollution issues.
Several suspects arrested after the Peshawar school attack
Police in Pakistan have arrested several people thought to be connected to last week's school massacre in Peshawar.
At the same time, Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Khan says the police have received intelligence that the Taliban is planning on further attacks.
The assault on a military-run school in Peshawar left 141 dead, including 132 children.
The Pakistani Taliban has taken responsibility, saying the murder of the children is in revenge for an army offensive in the Pakistani tribal areas, where the military is being accused of killing civilians.
Anti-Islamist party candidate claims victory in Tunisian presidental run-off
Polling stations across Tunisia have closed in the country's presidential election.
An official result is expected to come out later today.
Veteran politian Beji Essebsi has already declared victory in Sunday's presidential run-off.
Exit polling is suggesting Essebsi has garnered 55.5 percent of the vote.
Moncef Marzouki, the interim president, has refused to concede defeat.
Victory for Essebsi will enable him to consolidate power.
His secular party already controls parliament after defeating the main Islamist party in legislative elections in October.
Jaycee Chan prosecuted on drug charge
Jaycee Chan, son of kung-fu star Jackie Chan has been formally charged with a drugs offence, meaning he is almost certain to face trial.
The People's Procuratorate of Beijing's Dongcheng District, says it has begun legal proceedings against him for "the crime of sheltering others to take drugs".
The prosecution came three months after the younger Chan was formally arrested, following a drugs bust at his residence in Beijing. He also tested positive for marijuana.
Beijing police detained Chan for drug offences, along with Taiwan movie star Ko Kai.
China has detained a string of celebrities in recent months on drug-related charges.
They have included movie and television stars, film directors and a prominent screenwriter.
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