BEIJING, Aug 10 (APP/Xinhua): Chinese courts have turned their attention towards Internet finance crime to safeguard the healthy development of the sector. Pressure must be placed on fighting illegal fund-raising cases, which are key to controlling financial risks, according to a guideline issued by the Supreme People’s Court Thursday. In handling such cases, courts should… Continue reading China targets crime related to Internet finance
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Several foreign national slightly injured in Sichuan province earthquake: Chinese FO
BEIJING, Aug 10 (APP): Several foreign nationals were slightly injured in the earthquake that hit Jiuzhaigou county in China’s Sichuan province on Tuesday night, a Chinese Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Geng Shuang confirmed on Thursday. “According to preliminary information gathered, several foreign nationals were slightly injured and have been sent to the local hospital for treatment,”… Continue reading Several foreign national slightly injured in Sichuan province earthquake: Chinese FO
India is playing with fire, and it could get burned: People’s Daily
BEIJING, Aug 10 (APP): The military border standoff between China and India in the Dong Lang area (Doklam) reveals India’s geopolitical ambitions and motivation to use “protecting Bhutan” as an excuse for its own superpower dream. To defuse the crisis, India should immediately withdraw its troops from the area. The current standoff began in mid-June,… Continue reading India is playing with fire, and it could get burned: People’s Daily
Conflict is ‘major cause of famine’: UN Security Council
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 9 (APP): Expressing its grave concern about the threat of famine facing some 20 million people in conflict-affected Yemen, Somalia, South Sudan and north-east Nigeria, the United Nations Security Council Wednesday urged the Secretary-General to provide early warning when a conflict could lead to famine. Through the adoption of a Presidential Statement,… Continue reading Conflict is ‘major cause of famine’: UN Security Council
Trump’s threat of ‘fire and fury’ against N Korea raises alarm in Asia: NYT
NEW YORK, Aug 9 (APP): US President Donald Trump’s threat to unleash “fire and fury” against North Korea sent a shudder through Asia on Wednesday, raising alarm among allies and adversaries, a leading American newspaper reported. In a dispatch, The New York Times said some observers took Trump’s remark as posturing, but others said the… Continue reading Trump’s threat of ‘fire and fury’ against N Korea raises alarm in Asia: NYT
Senior UN official describes war-torn Mosul as a ‘tale of two cities’
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 9 (APP): Even as schools and markets begin to re-open in war-battered eastern Mosul, whole neighbourhoods of the western part of the Iraqi city have been destroyed and nearly a quarter of a million people have nowhere to return “anytime soon,” a senior United Nations official has said. Speaking to the press… Continue reading Senior UN official describes war-torn Mosul as a ‘tale of two cities’
Immigration deportation drops under Trump, but could pick up pace in coming months
WASHINGTON, Aug 9 (APP): While the Trump administration is seen coming hard on issues of immigration, deportation of illegal aliens has actually dropped when compared with those during the Obama administration, latest data from US Immigration and Custom Enforcement showed. According to the latest figures 84,473 people were removed between February 1, to June 30,… Continue reading Immigration deportation drops under Trump, but could pick up pace in coming months
‘Olympics of photography’ opens in Shandong
BEIJING, Aug 9 (APP): More than 300 photographers from 42 different countries and regions including Pakistan gathered in Jinan, capital of East China’s Shandong province for the opening ceremony of the 5th FIAP Photo Meeting. Often nicknamed the “Olympics of photography”, the FIAP Photo Meeting is one of the flagship events in world photography, hosted… Continue reading ‘Olympics of photography’ opens in Shandong
Dubai to test run world’s first automated flying taxis by year end.
DUBAI, Aug 9 (Xinhua/APP): Trial runs of the world’s first automated aerial taxis (AAT) are expected to start by the end of this year, local media reported Wednesday. Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) is collaborating with German firm Volocopter, which specializes in manufacturing Autonomous Air Vehicles (AAV), on the AAT project. Over the next… Continue reading Dubai to test run world’s first automated flying taxis by year end.
Turkey starts building border wall with Iran
ANKARA, Aug 9 (Xinhua/APP): Turkish government has launched the construction of a security wall on its border with Iran, Hurriyet Daily News reported Wednesday. The construction has begun in the eastern province of Agri, Hurriyet cited regional officials as saying. Pictures showing huge concrete blocks being moved into place were published on the governor’s website… Continue reading Turkey starts building border wall with Iran
Five killed in road accident in northern India.
NEW DELHI, Aug 9 (Xinhua/APP): At least five people have been killed and two others injured in a road accident in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, a local police official said Wednesday. “The accident occurred late Tuesday night when a speeding truck hit a sports utility vehicle (SUV) on Mohammadi-Shahjahanpur Road in the… Continue reading Five killed in road accident in northern India.
Window for peaceful solution of China-India border standoff closing: China Daily
BEIJING, Aug 9 (APP): As the standoff in Donglang between Chinese and Indian border troops enters its seventh week, the window for a peaceful solution is closing. The countdown to a clash between the two forces has begun, and the clock is ticking away the time to what seems to be an inevitable conclusion, according… Continue reading Window for peaceful solution of China-India border standoff closing: China Daily
Israel has stripped nearly 15,000 Palestinians of their right to live in Jerusalem since 1967: HRW
NEW YORK, Aug 8 (APP): Israel is pushing Jerusalem’s Palestinian residents to leave their homes through a policy of systematic transfer that violates international law, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Tuesday. “Israel claims to treat Jerusalem as a unified city, but the reality is effectively one set of rules for Jews and another for Palestinians,”… Continue reading Israel has stripped nearly 15,000 Palestinians of their right to live in Jerusalem since 1967: HRW
UAE seeks to boost use of new energy cars
DUBAI, Aug 8 (APP/Xinhua): The United Arab Emirates set up a club to support the use of new energy cars, the state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. Under the umbrella of the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), the New Energy Vehicles Club, which was initiated by Engie, a French multinational electric utility company, is… Continue reading UAE seeks to boost use of new energy cars
7.0-magnitude quake hits SW China’s Sichuan Province
CHENGDU, Aug 8 (APP/Xinhua): A 7.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Jiuzhaigou County in southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 9:19 p.m. Tuesday (Beijing Time), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC). The epicenter was monitored at 33.2 degrees north latitude and 103.82 degrees east longitude. The quake struck at a depth of 20 km, the center said… Continue reading 7.0-magnitude quake hits SW China’s Sichuan Province
Russia to deliver 32 tons of relief supplies to flood-stricken Sri Lanka
MOSCOW, Aug 8 (APP/Xinhua): Russia has finished loading an Ilyushin Il-76 plane with relief cargo scheduled for those in Sri Lanka hit by severe floods, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said Tuesday. “Following the request of the Sri Lanka’s government and in accordance with the order of the Russian government, the plane will shortly take off… Continue reading Russia to deliver 32 tons of relief supplies to flood-stricken Sri Lanka
Arab League slams repeated Israeli incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
CAIRO, Aug 8 (Xinhua/APP): The Arab League (AL) on Monday condemned the repeated incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound by Israelis as an attempt to Judaize Jerusalem. Saed Abu Ali, AL assistant secretary general for Palestine and the occupied Arab territories affairs, said the unprecedented incidents in Jerusalem recently were a blatant violation of the rights of the… Continue reading Arab League slams repeated Israeli incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.
India’s reaction over possible military operation in Doklam reflects lack of self-confidence: expert
BEIJING, Aug 8 (APP): A Chinese scholar’s remarks about possible small-scale military operation to expel Indian troops in China’s Doklam region have caused a stir among Indian media over the weekend. Experts say India’s reaction over the remarks reflects the country’s lack of self-confidence. Last week, Hu Zhiyong, a research fellow at the Institute of… Continue reading India’s reaction over possible military operation in Doklam reflects lack of self-confidence: expert
Roadshow on Pak-China industrial cooperation to be held in Urumqi, Xinjiang
BEIJING, Aug 8 (APP): A roadshow on industrial cooperation between China and Pakistan on the side line of Eurasia Commodity and Trade Expo to be held in Urumqi, Xinjiang from August 24 to 28. Punjab government will organize the roadshow while it will also set up a pavilion during the Expo and exhibit their products… Continue reading Roadshow on Pak-China industrial cooperation to be held in Urumqi, Xinjiang
UN relief official voices concern at reports of airstrikes on Yemeni civilians
UNITED NATIONS, Aug 8 (APP): Expressing a deep concern about reports of airstrikes on civilians in Yemen’s Sa’ada Governorate, a senior United Nations relief official has urged all parties to the conflict and those who influence and support them to uphold their responsibility under international humanitarian law to protect civilians.
