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10 dead, 5 missing after passenger ship overturned in SW China
Sep 19, 2021 08:09The death toll from an overturned passenger ship in southwest China's Guizhou Province has risen to 10, local authorities told China Media Group.
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Iran permanent membership in SCO diplomatic achievement: President Raeisi
Sep 19, 2021 01:39Iran’s President Seyyed Ebrahim Raeisi says the approval of the Islamic Republic’s permanent membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a “diplomatic achievement,” calling on the Foreign Ministry and other relevant ministries to take this new opportunity to connect to major Asian economic resources.
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54th shipment of COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Iran: IRICA
Sep 17, 2021 12:55The 54th cargo of coronavirus, COVID-19, vaccine, including three million doses of ‘Sinopharm’ vaccine, arrived in the Islamic Republic of Iran on Friday morning.
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Shanghai alliance SCO grants Iran full membership
Sep 17, 2021 06:08The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has formally accepted Iran as the new member of the Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance at its 21st summit in Dushanbe.
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China urges stepped up efforts aimed at improvement of Syria's humanitarian situation
Sep 17, 2021 02:59China has called on the international community to step up efforts aimed at considerable improvement of the humanitarian situation in war-ravaged Syria.
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Iran, Russia, China, Pakistan urge formation of inclusive Afghan govt.
Sep 17, 2021 02:47The foreign ministers of Iran, Russia, China, and Pakistan urge the formation of an inclusive government in the now-Taliban-ruled Afghanistan that serves to represent all Afghan ethnicities.
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Chinese Taipei plans $9 billion boost in arms spending, amid rising tensions with China
Sep 17, 2021 01:08Chinese Taipei proposed on Thursday extra defense spending of T$240 billion ($8.69 billion) over the next five years, including on new missiles, as it warned of an urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of what it called a "severe threat" from neighbor China.
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'Cold War mentality' in US, British, Australia pact: China
Sep 16, 2021 04:05China has reacted to a new trilateral security alliance announced by the United States, Britain and Australia aimed at addressing defense and security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, calling on the three countries to shake off their ‘Cold War’ mentality.
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China's factories, retailers stumble on COVID-19 disruptions
Sep 16, 2021 01:23China’s factory and retail sectors faltered in August with output and sales growth hitting one-year lows as fresh coronavirus outbreaks and supply disruptions threatened the country’s impressive economic recovery.
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China shows off defense diplomacy with multinational peacekeeping exercise
Sep 15, 2021 07:10China has highlighted its role in United Nations peacekeeping operations by hosting multinational exercises called "Shared Destiny 2021."