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China ships Tibetan glacier water to Maldives

China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said yesterday, a gift from the world’s highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.

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Relations with Philippines at a crossroads

China yesterday warned the Philippines to behave cautiously and seek dialogue, saying their relations were at a “crossroads” as new confrontations between their coastguards over maritime claims deepened tensions.

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14 killed, 37 injured in north China road tunnel accident

Fourteen people were killed and 37 others injured after a bus crashed inside an expressway tunnel in northern China, state media reported today

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China congratulates Putin on election victory

Key Russian ally China on Monday congratulated President Vladimir Putin on his election victory

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Military team visits Maldives, Sri Lanka Nepal: China

A Chinese military delegation recently visited the Maldives, Sri Lanka and Nepal to discuss further cooperation in defence issues, Beijing said yesterday.

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military drills near Taiwan / China trying to ‘normalise’

Taiwan’s top security official told parliament yesterday that China runs “joint combat readiness patrols” near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average, saying Chinese forces were trying to “normalise” drills near Taiwan.

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China, Russia, Iran hold joint naval drills

The navies of China, Russia and Iran are staging joint drills in the Gulf of Oman this week, Beijing said yesterday.

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China will be global ‘force for peace’

China will be a global force for peace and stability, the country’s foreign minister Wang Yi said at a press conference in Beijing yesterday.

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China to step up patrols in waters near Taiwan

China yesterday said it would step up law enforcement patrols in waters near Taiwan, after two Chinese nationals died in a boat incident involving Taiwan’s coast guard.

China urges Israel to stop military operation in Rafah 'as soon as possible'

China on Tuesday urged Israel to stop its military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah "as soon as possible", warning of a "serious humanitarian disaster" there if fighting did not stop

Chinese vessel in Maldives being used for research: Beijing

Research being carried out by a Chinese vessel calling at a port in the Maldives is exclusively for peaceful purposes and enhancing scientific understanding, the Chinese foreign ministry said yesterday as the research vessel is set to arrive in the island nation.

China invites Hasina for state visit

China has invited Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to visit China at the soonest possible time.

Taiwan detects 23 Chinese warplanes around island

Taiwan’s defence ministry said it detected 23 Chinese air force planes operating around Taiwan and carrying out “joint combat readiness patrols” with Chinese warships yesterday, ahead of high-level China-US talks in Thailand.

China slams US provocation in Taiwan Strait

China yesterday criticised the United States for causing “trouble and provocation” after the US Navy sailed its first warship through the sensitive Taiwan Strait since presidential and parliamentary elections on the island.

Shop fire kills 39 in China’s Jiangxi province

A fire at a street shop in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province has killed 39 people and injured nine, Chinese state media and the local government said yesterday, adding that some people were still trapped.

Fire at China street shop kills 39, many trapped

A fire in the basement of a street shop in Xinyu City of Jiangxi Province has killed 39 people and injured nine, Chinese state media and the local government said today, adding that some people were still trapped

3 dead, dozens hurt as quake hits border

Three people were killed and dozens injured after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck along the mountainous China-Kyrgyzstan border yesterday, authorities said.

China undergoes rare scrutiny at UN meeting

China underwent scrutiny of its human rights record at a key UN meeting yesterday, with Western countries calling for more protections for Xinjiang Uyghurs and greater freedom in Hong Kong while Beijing said it had made historic progress.

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