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Chinese ambassador calls for strengthened Sino-British film, TV exchange

Chinese Ambassador to Britain Liu Xiaoming on Tuesday called for the promotion of film and TV exchanges between China and Britain to step up the bilateral cultural communication.

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China, California sign deal to tackle climate issues

The government of California said on Tuesday it will cooperate with China on clean technology, emissions trading and other "climate-positive" opportunities.

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New Europe-US internet cable 16 mln times faster than home broadband

A new undersea telecommunications cable known as MAREA that aims to improve connections between Europe and the United States by 16 million times is expected to reach the Spanish coast on June 12, according to a report in the El Pais newspaper on Monday.

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Indonesia startup incubator supports young companies to go public

The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is willing to support young companies through their Startup Incubator program. The business incubation program is aimed at helping to create and develop early stage businesses by giving them the necessary support in financial and technical services. It is expected to help enterprises grow into billion-dollar publicly listed businesses

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Apple's new 'HomePod' to take on Amazon, Google at developers conference

Apple held its annual gathering of software developers in San Jose, northern California, on Monday to introduce its updates in MacOS, Apple Watch, and IOS 11, as well as the launch of its new product, HomePod, which many see as a challenge to Amazon Alexa and Google Home.

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Three giant pandas arrived in Chengdu from Japan

Three giant pandas born and raised at a zoo in western Japan arrived at Chengdu Airport in China on Monday to participate in a breeding program at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding.

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Germany says no choice but to pull forces from Turkish air base

German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel met with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, in Ankara on Monday for emergency talks regarding a dispute over the stationing of German troops and aircraft at a Turkish military base in Incirlik.

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Top US diplomat in China steps down over Trump's climate policy

David Rank, Charge d'Affaires of the US Embassy in China, has stepped down from his post in Beijing, a US State Department official confirmed to Xinhua on Monday.

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London attack: all arrested people released without charge

All those who were arrested in connection with the London terror attack have been released without charge, police said late Monday.

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Japanese PM Abe involved in another school scandal

With the Moritomo Gakuen land scandal far from over, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been involved in another school-related scandal.The country's opposition parties, and former vice minister of education Kihei Maekawa, accused Abe on May 29 of providing special favors to Kake.

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Bangkok Chinese culture week: art, live shows and education

A week of activities designed to promote Chinese culture is under way in Bangkok, Thailand.The campaign, jointly launched by China’s Ministry of Culture, China Cultural Center of Bangkok, China-Foreign Cultural Exchange Center and Guangdong Provincial Art Industry Association, kicked off at the China Cultural Center in the Thai capital on Saturday.

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China starts to construct large high altitude air shower observatory

Located 4,410 meters above sea level in the Haizi mountains of Daocheng City, southwestern Sichuan Province, China’s large high altitude air shower observatory (LHASSO) is now in full-scale construction.

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Asia-Pacific countries on alert as security threats rise

Defense ministers, officials and experts from Asia-Pacific countries agreed that regional security threat is on the rise and called for concerted efforts to address rising threats at the 16th Shangri-La Dialogue which concluded on Sunday in Singapore.

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Military suggests Thailand elections may be delayed again

Concerns have been raised in Thailand that elections first promised in 2015 could be delayed again, most recently because of the death of the Thai king, Bhumipol Adulyadej. The latest forecast is 2018.

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​Fresh safety concerns hang over global airlines conference

A deadly attack in London and debate over travel restrictions in the US put safety concerns high on the agenda as global airline executives gathered on Sunday for the 73rd annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) from June 4 to 6, the industry's largest meeting of the year.

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Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, UAE cut ties with Qatar

Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Monday that they would be cutting diplomatic relations with Qatar and all land, sea and air connections.

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Philippine officials sorrowful for death of 37 people in Manila attack

Authorities in the Philippines have expressed deep sorrow for the 37 people who were killed during the attack on Resorts World Manila casino in Manila earlier this week.