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The grants announced Thursday would develop the workforce in coal-reliant communities as mines shutter and coal plants close, leaving thousands of workers jobless.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday imposed sweeping new sanctions on the isolated East Asian country.

Germany, Japan and France are believed to be the front-runners for a contract to build 12 conventional submarines for Australia, at an estimated cost of at least $43 billion.

Gory warnings on cigarette packets are “not consistent with Chinese cultural values,” the country’s tobacco regulator said.

The smartphone maker was slapped with export restrictions over allegations of selling phone monitoring equipment to Iran.

Global growth concerns, particularly regarding China, have rattled markets through much of this year.

The U.S. Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of a two-day meeting Wednesday, but adjusted its plans for further rate hikes this year.

With growing threats in the region and a shrinking population, Japan is expanding positions for women in the defense forces.

In his annual news conference at the close of China’s legislative session, Premier Li Keqiang said the economy had passed the “stress test.”

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As a ceasefire takes hold, citizens in Aleppo consider the toll — in deaths and lives forever altered — of five years of fighting.

Investors see the Federal Reserve holding steady on interest rates as monetary policymakers meet to survey the health of the U.S. economy.

The success of “Kung Fu Panda 3” and especially “Zootopia” has Chinese studios paying closer attention to animated films. One just started a division.

Housing Minister Chen Zhenggao told reporters that despite soaring prices in big cities, China does not risk a Japan-style property bubble.

The country’s central bank has drafted rules that are meant to serve as a check on capital outflows, a report said.

The Japanese central bank, which took the unexpected decision of adopting negative interest rates in January, held the reserves deposit rate at -0.1 percent Tuesday.

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This week, fresh forecasts released after the meeting will almost certainly signal a retreat to perhaps two or three rate hikes this year, economists predict.

Liu Shiyu, the new chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, has signaled the state would continue to prop up the Chinese market.

Shares rise in Europe and Asia, adding to gains chalked up after last week’s stimulus package from the European Central Bank, as investors turn their attention to policy decisions from Washington, Tokyo and London.

The growth was spurred by major deals — such as the one signed by China Vanke and Shenzhen Metro Group — and reassurances from a state regulator about the continued presence of a state rescue fund.