MIL-OSI China: F1 in talks over second Chinese Grand Prix
Source: China State Council Information Office Formula 1 is in talks with several cities in China about potentially holding a second Grand Prix in the country, a senior F1 official said earlier this week. Sean Bratches, the sport’s managing director of commercial operations, confirmed that F1 chiefs would this week visit six potential host cities […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Death toll climbs to 16 from Brazil building collapse
Source: China State Council Information Office Rescuers found four bodies on Tuesday in the rubble of two collapsed buildings in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, bringing the death toll to 16, but there are eight people still missing, firefighters said. The body of a woman was found in the early morning and later rescue […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: US, Turkey defense chiefs discuss mutual security interests
Source: China State Council Information Office U.S. Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan on Tuesday met with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar over mutual interests, said the Pentagon. Shanahan and his Turkish counterpart discussed “the importance of U.S.-Turkish cooperation bilaterally and as NATO Allies in achieving mutual security and economic prosperity for both countries and […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: US expert: More EU countries expected to sign up to BRI
Source: China State Council Information Office A U.S. expert on Europe said on Tuesday that more European countries are expected to join the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and that such actions should be encouraged. “I think more countries will sign up to the BRI,” Liselotte Odgaard, a senior fellow at Washington-based think tank […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Brazilian president not to interfere in Petrobras’ pricing
Source: China State Council Information Office Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said he neither can nor wants to interfere in the pricing policies of state-controlled oil and gas giant Petrobras, Brazilian presidential spokesperson Otavio Rego Barros said Tuesday. The president made the remark during a meeting earlier in the day, according to Barros. Bolsonaro said right […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Deer attack kills man in southern Australia
Source: China State Council Information Office A pet deer killed a man and left a woman seriously injured in the southern Australian state of Victoria on Wednesday. The man was feeding the animal when it turned violent and gored him, causing injuries from which he later died. His wife tried to help during the attack […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: 5 killed in S. Korea as man launches dagger attack
Source: China State Council Information Office Five people were killed and 13 others injured as a man indiscriminately stabbed fleeing people after setting fire to an apartment building in South Korea’s southeastern region early on Wednesday, local media reported. The 42-year-old man set aflame his own house on the fourth floor of the apartment in […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Third-party market cooperation boosts B&R construction
Source: China State Council Information Office The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has seen more countries and international organizations participating, especially in the area of “third-party market cooperation”, according to the report “Borderless win-win cooperation in building the Belt and Road” released yesterday by EY, a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Jordanian soprano’s album on Silk Road
Source: China State Council Information Office 3 Zeina Barhoum, a well-known Jordanian soprano, launched her new album Alcantara II – Zeina in China on April 5 at the Al Hussein Cultural Center in Amman. The Jordanian Princess Muna al-Hussein, mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan, and Chinese Ambassador to Jordan Pan Weifang attended the […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Williamson surprises nobody with decision to ditch Duke
Source: China State Council Information Office Zion Williamson is leaving Duke University after one high-flying season to enter the NBA draft. Widely projected as the top overall pick in June, the AP national player of the year announced his decision on Monday. The 6-foot-7, 285-pound Williamson captivated all of college basketball with his freakish, once-in-ageneration […]
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