Six people were confirmed dead and 33 others injured after an explosion at a firework plant in central China's Hunan Province on Monday, local authorities said.
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan on Tuesday held talks with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel on promoting the sound and stable development of a new type of military relations.
The municipal legislature of Beijing on Wednesday passed a regulation on air pollution control featuring emission controls and harsher penalties in the city's latest effort to battle severe smog.
Iran and the European Union (EU) will hold a meeting in Geneva on Thursday and Friday to discuss remaining issues pertaining to the implementation of an interim nuclear deal between Tehran and the major world powers, a top Iranian nuclear negotiator was quoted as saying by Tehran Times daily on Wednesday.
Japan's financial watchdog started investigations Tuesday on the country's top three banks over their suspected links with organized crime groups.
Japan's financial watchdog started investigations Tuesday on the country's top three banks over their suspected links with organized crime groups.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al-Nahyan inaugurated on Sunday the largest solar plant of the world in Abu Dhabi.
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