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Top US, China diplomats meet in Hawaii amid tense ties
Jun 18, 2020 04:54US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has met China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, in Hawaii on Wednesday amid a deep deterioration of ties between the strategic rivals, their first face-to-face meeting since last year.
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Iran has world’s second largest caviar output: Fishery chief
Jun 18, 2020 01:36Iran has become the second country in the world in terms of the amount of production for caviar, says the country’s fishery chief, as plans are in place to expand cultivation for sturgeon and other fishes that lay the precious egg.
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Chinese, Indian foreign ministers agree to ‘cool down’ border tensions
Jun 17, 2020 13:28The Foreign Ministers of China and India on Wednesday held telephone talks over a deadly border clash, agreeing to "cool down" tensions as soon as possible, Beijing said.
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Indian police detain army veterans protesting against China in New Delhi
Jun 17, 2020 11:21Police in New Delhi on Wednesday detained protesters who had gathered outside the Chinese embassy following the death of at least 20 soldiers during clashes with the Chinese army at the disputed Himalayan border.
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Norway says its salmon not source of Beijing virus outbreak
Jun 17, 2020 10:34Norway says that its salmon was not the source of the recently discovered outbreak of the new coronavirus in Beijing, after many Chinese restaurants and retailers stopped selling imports of the fish.
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China says willing to avoid further clashes with India in border dispute
Jun 17, 2020 08:48China has reiterated its intention to avoid any further confrontation with India in a border dispute that has resulted in their first deadly clashes in almost five decades.
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Iran, Russia, China denounce US sanctions targeting war-ravaged Syrian economy
Jun 17, 2020 06:24Iran, Russia and China have censured the US for imposing new illegal economic sanctions on Syria, which Washington says are designed to put more pressure on the war-ravage country’s economy and prevent Damascus from achieving victory in the fight against foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists.
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US to allow companies to work with Huawei on 5G standards
Jun 16, 2020 11:04The US Commerce Department announced on Monday that it will allow American companies to work with Huawei on setting standards for 5G networks despite Washington's continuing crackdown on the Chinese company.
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First 'deadly' border clash in decades reported between Indian, Chinese forces
Jun 16, 2020 06:54An Indian military officer and two soldiers have been killed in a “violent face-off” with Chinese troops on the disputed border between the two nuclear-armed neighbors, India’s army says.
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China: Hong Kong security law will apply to extremely rare cases
Jun 15, 2020 09:02A senior Chinese official has assured Hong Kong’s residents that the national security legislation, which has sparked fresh protests in the semi-autonomous territory, will grant the mainland special jurisdiction over “some extremely rare” security cases there.