MIL-OSI China: US, Russia quitting INF sparks concerns
Source: China State Council Information Office The United States and Russia both announced over the weekend that they will suspend a major nuclear weapons agreement, known as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, a decision that has triggered grave concerns over the possibility of a new arms race between the world’s two largest nuclear powers. US […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Battling PM ‘determined’ Britain to quit EU on time
Source: China State Council Information Office British Prime Minister Theresa May said Sunday she plans to return to Brussels to battle for Britain and Northern Ireland in her quest to secure a Brexit deal. With just eight weeks to go before Britain ends its membership of the European Union (EU), May issued a plea to […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Pentagon to send 3,750 more troops to U.S.-Mexico border
Source: China State Council Information Office The Pentagon announced Sunday that it is deploying 3,750 more active-duty troops to the U.S.-Mexico border for three months to support border agents. The deployment will raise the total active duty forces supporting U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to approximately 4,350, according to a statement released by the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Cross-border e-commerce pilot zone opens bonded import business
Source: China State Council Information Office A cross-border e-commerce pilot zone in south China started its first bonded import business on Sunday, a practice believed to benefit businesses in terms of lower logistics cost and provide consumers with cheap and fine products, local officials said. The comprehensive cross-border e-commerce pilot zone in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Clinic nurse gives wrong vaccines for personal gain
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 A nurse accused of giving the wrong vaccines to 29 children, confessed to seeking monetary gain while working at a community clinic in Shijiazhuang, capital of north China’s Hebei Province, local authorities said Sunday. The nurse surnamed Guan has been detained and confessed that she intentionally switched the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Mainland rejects Taiwan’s claims on African swine fever
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 The African swine fever epidemic on the Chinese mainland was effectively dealt with and is under control, said a mainland spokesperson on Sunday. Ma Xiaoguang, a spokesperson with the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, made the remarks in response to questions on Taiwan’s Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authority’s […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Fewer traffic accidents reported before Spring Festival
Source: China State Council Information Office 2 Road traffic during the Spring Festival travel rush has remained safe and smooth so far, with fewer accidents and casualties reported than last year, said China’s Ministry of Public Security on Sunday. The death toll caused by road traffic accidents is 45 percent lower than the previous year, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Presidential elections begin in El Salvador
Source: China State Council Information Office The presidential elections in El Salvador began Sunday morning with the opening of more than 9,000 polling stations throughout the country. More than 5.2 million voters were registered by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), while about 6,000 Salvadorans signed up to send their vote from abroad. Three main candidates […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Qatari emir’s visit to China shows positive signals
Source: China State Council Information Office Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani’s recent visit to China has been welcomed by analysts and businessmen from both sides. “The visit to China by Emir Tamim opened a new era of cooperation between the two countries with impressive results,” analyst Nabil al-Mrir told Xinhua. “A number of […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: School in Tunisia shut down over ‘promoting extremism’
Source: China State Council Information Office A Quran-teaching school in Sidi Bouzid province in central Tunisia was shut down after its administrators were accused of involving in “promoting extremism and human trafficking,” the Tunisian Interior Ministry said on Sunday. The authorities pledged on Tuesday to investigate into suspicious activities of a school teaching Quran in […]
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