MIL-OSI China: 40 pro-gov’t fighters killed in foreign airstrikes in eastern Syria: watchdog
Source: China State Council Information Office At least 40 pro-Syrian government fighters were killed by foreign airstrikes that targeted Syrian military positions in the east of the country a day earlier, a monitor group reported Monday. The targeted sites reportedly belong to the Lebanese Hezbollah group and other pro-government forces near the Syrian-Iraqi border in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Chinese satellite could link world to Moon’s dark side
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 A satellite with a huge golden umbrella-shaped antenna is in an orbit more than 400,000 km from Earth, waiting for Chang’e-4, which is set to be the first ever probe to land softly on the Moon’s far side. The relay satellite for Chang’e-4 will establish a communication link […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Israel launches 9 airstrikes on Gaza in response to arson kites
Source: China State Council Information Office Israeli warcraft carried out nine successive airstrikes on Hamas military facilities in the Gaza Strip before dawn on Monday, in response to arson kites and balloons fired from the enclave, security sources said. No injuries were reported in the nine airstrikes, according to medical sources. The predawn airstrikes came […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: UN chief condemns killings in northeastern Nigeria
Source: China State Council Information Office UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday condemned the killings in northeastern Nigeria targeting Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Speaking through his spokesperson Stephane Dujarric, Guterres said the attacks targeting civilians violated international humanitarian law and those responsible should be brought to justice swiftly. At least 34 people were killed and 18 […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Tree planting projects improving environment in Tibet
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Ali Prefecture in southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region will invest over 70 million yuan (around 11 million U.S. dollars) on a tree planting project this year, local authorities said Monday. The project aims to plant trees on 2,267 hectares in the prefecture, according to the local forestry bureau. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Qu Yuan commemorative stamps issued to mark Dragon Boat Festival
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 China Post held a ceremony to mark the issuing of a set of stamps commemorating Qu Yuan (340 – 278 B.C.) in his hometown, Zigui County in central China’s Hubei Province, on Monday, the Dragon Boat Festival holiday. The set of two stamps, together with a sheetlet, has […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Foreign vocalists encouraged to enter int’l competition
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 Foreign participants have been encouraged to enter an upcoming annual international vocal competition as a prize will be awarded for the best performance of a Chinese classical song by a singer whose mother tongue is not Mandarin. Applications are now open for the 2018 Ningbo International Vocal Competition, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Former Nepali PMs say PM Oli’s China visit instrumental to deepen bilateral ties
Source: China State Council Information Office Former Prime Ministers of Nepal have expressed hope that the upcoming visit of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to China will be instrumental to further deepen bilateral ties between the two nations. At a meeting summoned on Sunday evening by Prime Minister Oli, the former prime ministers believed that […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Australia, EU open “mutually beneficial” trade deal talks
Source: China State Council Information Office Australia and the European Union (EU) opened talks on a free trade deal on Monday which has the potential to unlock a market of half a billion consumers for Australian products. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom was in Canberra on Monday for meetings with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, Foreign […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 3 dead, scores injured in strong quake in Japan
Source: China State Council Information Office At least three people have been confirmed dead and more than 90 others injured as a result of a 6.1 magnitude earthquake striking Osaka prefecture in western Japan on Monday morning. According to local authorities, in Takatsuki, Osaka Prefecture, a 9-year-old girl was killed when a wall at a […]
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