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China outlines armed forces' future strategies

China demonstrates future strategies for modern and multi-functional armed forces in its latest military whitepaper Tuesday.

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Saudi-led air forces bomb Houthi-controlled air base in Yemen's Taiz

The Saudi-led coalition forces launched a fresh air strike against a Houthi-controlled air base in Yemen's southern province of Taiz on Thursday night, a government official told Xinhua.

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Canada, U.S. sign historic preclearance agreement

​Canada and the U.S. has signed the Agreement on Land, Rail, Marine and Air Transport Preclearance, Canada's Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness announced Monday.

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China's anti-pollution efforts "in right direction": U.S. expert

​A number of major anti- pollution measures unveiled by China during the past year are " steps in the right direction" but Beijing still needs to ensure " strong enforcement and more information transparency," a U.S. expert on climate and energy said.

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U.S., coalition forces continue airstrikes on Islamic State

​The United States and its partners continued their air raids on the Islamic State targets inside Syria and Iraq in the past two days, the coalition said on Saturday.

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African countries vow to set up single African air transport market

​African transport ministers on Wednesday vowed to set up a single African air transport market by 2017.

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China capitalizes on Beijing 2022 to speed up environmental improvement

​China is aiming to speed up its environmental protection and improvement, especially to solve the smog trouble in and around Beijing, by taking the advantage of Beijing 2022 efforts.

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Chinese military offers aids to Malaysia

Two IL-76 air transport aircraft loaded with relief goods set out for Kuala Lumpur Monday morning, according to China's Ministry of National Defense.

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Beijing renews effort to reduce PM2.5, other airborne pollutants

Beijing witnessed an increasing number of days with blue skies in 2014, a clear improvement in air pollution control, while the reduction in the average concentration of PM2.5, a major air pollutant, failed to reach the annual goal by a hair, the municipal environmental watchdog said on Sunday.

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Drone shot down in Beijing suburb, operators charged

Three people have been charged with involuntarily endangering public security by flying drones for surveying and mapping, according to a recent report in People's Liberation Army Daily.

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Social enterprise helps city dwellers breathe easier for less

In the battle against air pollution in China's cities, one Beijing social enterprise is bringing affordable clean air to the masses by teaching people how to make their own air purifiers.

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Beijing to learn from APEC example and keep clear air

The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) is asking Beijing to learn from the emission-reduction strategies used during the APEC meetings and keep the air clean.

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IS leader injured in air strike in Iraq

​Iraqi Interior Ministry confirmed Sunday that the Islamic State (IS) top leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was injured in a previous air strike, which also killed several senior leaders of the extremist group, an official Iraqi television reported.

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Ministry criticizes mayor for slack efforts in smog response

China's Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on Tuesday summoned the mayor of Anyang City in central China's Henan Province to discuss the city's smog response measures, the latest in China's efforts to curb its smog problem before APEC meetings this week in Beijing.

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Smog causes lung cancer

A senior lawmaker on Thursday warned of increasing mortality of lung cancer caused by air pollution.

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France to continue air strikes in Iraq despite hostage abduction: minister

​France would continue air strikes targeting Islamic State (IS) in Iraq despite the cell's terror threats and the kidnapping of a French national in eastern Algeria, Defense Minister Jean-Yves le Drian said Tuesday.

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China, Mongolia work to ease air traffic congestion

Civil aviation authorities from China and Mongolia are scheduled to apply the same air traffic control separation standards from Sept. 18.