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President Xi to attend the Asian-African Summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping will wrap up his state visit in Pakistan today and head to Indonesia. He will then attend the Asian-African Summit and activities commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Bandung Conference at the invitation of Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
UN chief highlights crackdown on human smugglers
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlights the need to crack down on human smugglers... and strengthen rescue capabilities after hundreds of migrants drown in the Mediterranean Sea.
China to launch three more free-trade zones
China is expected to launch three more free-trade zones on Tuesday to open itself wider to the outside world.
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Xi calls for China and Pakistan to deepen and broaden military cooperation
Xi Jinping is calling for China and Pakistan to deepen and broaden military cooperation in such fields as joint exercise and training, to enrich their strategic cooperation.
China-Pakistan Economic Corridor high on agenda
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in Islamabad for his first foreign visit of 2015.
Chinese president arrives in Islamabad for 2-day state visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping is paying a state visit to Pakistan, a South Asian neighbor that Beijing has long described as an "iron friend." The Chinese president arrived in Islamabad on Sunday morning.
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UN chief highlights crackdown on human smugglers
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon highlights the need to crack down on human smugglers... and strengthen rescue capabilities after hundreds of migrants drown in the Mediterranean Sea.
Abe sends offering to controversial Yasukuni shrine
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sends a ritual offering to the contentious Yasukuni Shrine.
Indonesian embassy damaged in latest Sanaa airstrike
At least 60 Houthi rebels have died, and many more were injured, in the latest Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen´s capital city, Sanaa on Monday.
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China, Pakistan launch economic corridor plan
China and Pakistan have launched a massive plan for energy and infrastructure projects worth 46 billion US dollars.
US & Japan make significant progress on TPP Talks
Officials from Japan and the U.S. say they have made significant progress in trade talks, ahead of a summit scheduled next week.
Government issues guidelines for four FTZs
The Chinese government has put out guidelines for three new Free Trade Zones in Tianjin, Guangdong, and Fujian, and an expanded Shanghai FTZ.
U.S. newspaper blames Abe for Japan´s failure to settle wartime history
The New York Times on Monday blamed Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his country´s failure to settle its wartime history, one week before he sets foot on U.S. soil for a visit.
EU ministers present 10-point action plan on migration crisis
European foreign and interior ministers on Monday presented a 10-point plan on the immediate actions to be taken in response to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean Sea at a joint meeting in Luxembourg.
U.S. warships sent to near Yemen to monitor Iranian vessels
The U.S. Navy has sent an aircraft carrier and a guided-missile cruiser to the Arabian Sea near Yemen in a bid to step up U.S. naval presence amidst mounting concerns over Yemen´s anarchic chaos, U.S. Navy said Monday.
