Permanent urban residents to add 13 million in 2018

10:27, March 05, 2018

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  Fewer Beijing hukou holders

  Beijing saw a decline in holders of its household registration permit, orhukou, last year, according to a statistical bulletin published Tuesday.The number of people holding Beijing'shukou, a crucial document entitling residents to social welfare benefits in a given city, fell to 13.59 million at the end of 2017, down 37,000 compared with the same period in 2016, it said.Beijing's permanent

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  Drastic staff cuts at US embassy in Cuba now permanent

  A security guard stands outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana, Cuba, December 12, 2017. REUTERS/Alexandre MeneghiniThe United States said on Friday it would keep a skeleton crew at its embassy in Havana, making permanent the staff cuts it implemented after U.S. diplomats reported health issues and limiting its diplomatic reach as Cuba strives to emerge from years of isolation.The State

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  IS key commander among 13 killed in N. Afghanistan

  A total of 13 militants of the Islamic State (IS) group, including a key commander, have been killed in Afghanistan's northern Jawzjan province, spokesman for the provincial government Mohammad Reza Ghafori said Tuesday."A total of 13 IS rebels including their key commander Qari Jalal and his lieutenant Mullah Rasoul have been killed and seven others injured in Darzab district over