MIL-OSI China: Maldives’ presidential poll to go ahead as scheduled: gov’t
Source: China State Council Information Office The Maldives government on Wednesday said that the presidential election will go ahead as scheduled on September 23 and campaigning for the election was progressing smoothly in a peaceful environment. The foreign ministry, in a statement, said the government had noted with concern the doubts and queries raised by […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Number of HIV-infections in Mongolia rises to 264
Source: China State Council Information Office The number of HIV-positive people rose to 264 in Mongolia after two new cases were registered last month, the National Statistical Office said in a report Wednesday. More than half of the HIV-infected are people between 20 and 44 years old. About 99 percent of the infections were sexually […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Turkey, Russia come closer amid common tension with US
Source: China State Council Information Office Turkey and Russia display further rapprochement after the United States imposed sanctions on Moscow and Ankara on different grounds. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pays a two-day visit to Ankara just after the Turkey-U.S. ties hit historical deterioration. Turkey and Russia will take steps to “enhance strategic partnership” between […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Turkish court rejects to release US pastor Brunson
Source: China State Council Information Office A Turkish court on Wednesday rejected an appeal for U.S. pastor Andrew Brunson to be released from house arrest during his trial, local media reported. The lawyer of Brunson, Ismail Cem Halavurt, on Tuesday filed an appeal for the second time to a Turkish court in the western province […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: Israel eases restrictions on commercial crossing, Gaza sea
Source: China State Council Information Office Israel eased Wednesday restrictions on border commercial crossing point and expanded fishing area in the sea of Gaza from three to nine nautical miles, officials said. Ra’ed Fattouh, Palestinian official in charge of coordinating the shipment of goods through the crossing of Kerem Shalom on the border between Israel […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China’s property market stabilizing on tough curbs
Source: China State Council Information Office China’s property market remains generally stable as the government continues stepping-up property curbs. New home prices in four first-tier cities — Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangzhou — rose 0.2 percent in July from a month ago, 0.4 percentage points lower than that in June, data from the National Bureau […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China’s economy more secure with abating financial risks
Source: China State Council Information Office From a debt-laden steelmaker to a key supplier for new stadiums of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Nanjing Iron and Steel Co. exemplifies China’s efforts to rein in its financial risks. After winning another order to supply around 1,900 tonnes of steel to the Persian Gulf country, […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China’s courier company YTO launches int’l cargo service
Source: China State Council Information Office Chinese private courier Shanghai YTO Express’s airline subsidiary launched a chartered international cargo route from Tianjin, China to Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The first batch of cargo was 21 tonnes of electronics air-shipped from Tianjin to Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, the Tianjin Binhai International Airport said. The service is […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: China’s farm produce prices continue to climb
Source: China State Council Information Office Prices of farm produce in China continued to climb in the week ending Aug. 12, with a rise in the cost of 30 types of vegetables, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed. The price index for farm produce edged up 0.8 percent in the past week, following a […]
Read More →MIL-OSI China: CNPC-invested oil refinery in Kazakhstan puts second phase of renovation to final test
Source: China State Council Information Office An oil refinery in Kazakhstan with a 50 percent stake by the China National Oil and Gas Exploration and Development Corporation (CNODC) on Wednesday put the second phase of its renovation project to the final test. With the success of the final test, the Shymkent oil refinery could deepen […]
Read More →