China’s top train maker receives order from India

DALIAN, April 3 (NsNewsWire) — An affiliated company under China’s top train maker CRRC Corporation has acquired a subway train order from Nagpur, India, the company said Sunday. A total of 69 train coaches will be produced by CRRC Dalian for subway operations in Nagpur, the largest city in central India, according to an agreement […]

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Aussie state to economically benefit from President Trump’s defence spending

SYDNEY, April 3 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise to “rebuild” his country’s military could have significant economic benefits for Australian state Victoria, it has been revealed. Six Melbourne-based companies will this week lobby the Trump administration for lucrative contracts in an attempt to grab a piece of the 70 billion U.S. dollars funding […]

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2 confirmed dead, 6 missing in flood caused by Debbie in E. Australia

SYDNEY, April 3 (Xinhua) — At least two people were confirmed dead, and six others were missing after Cyclone Debbie caused massive flood in east Australia. Three men remained missing in the state of Queensland and another three people, including a child, were feared dead after their car was swept away by flood waters near […]

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113,000 arrested in anti-Gulen crackdown in Turkey

ANKARA, April 3 (Xinhua) — Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Sunday that 113,260 have been arrested and 47,155 remanded over suspected links to the Gulen movement since the July 2016 coup attempt. Among the remanded are 10,732 police officers, 7,643 soldiers, 168 generals, 2,575 judges and prosecutors, 26,177 civilians and 208 local administrators, […]

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Russia, Belarus start observation flight over Poland

MOSCOW, April 3 (Xinhua) — Russian and Belarussian experts Monday started a five-day observation flight over the Polish territory, a Russian official said. The flight, with a maximum range of up to 1,400 km, will be carried out along the coordinated route by a Russian An-30B jet in accordance with the Treaty on Open Skies, […]

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China steps up pollution check as smog blankets areas near Beijing

BEIJING, April 3 (Xinhua) — China’s environmental inspectors intensified pollution checks around Beijing as a new round of smog hit the region. The new round of air pollution will continue in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region between April 3 and 7, with the cities of Tianjin, Tangshan, Langfang, Puyang and Anyang issuing orange alerts, the second highest […]

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Sino-U.S. friendship has strong roots in Muscatine, Iowa

CHICAGO, April 3 (Xinhua) — In the hinterland of the United States and on the upper reaches of the Mississippi River lies a small city — Muscatine. It may be unknown to many Americans, but it has become a household name in China thanks to its special connection with Chinese President Xi Jinping. “FRIENDSHIP IS […]

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Japan’s recalled ambassador to S. Korea to return to Seoul on Tuesday

TOKYO, April 3 (Xinhua) — Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan’s ambassador to South Korea, who was ordered to return to Tokyo, will return to Seoul on Tuesday. Ambassador Yasumasa Nagamine was recalled from Seoul on Jan. 9 as part of a protest by Tokyo against a “comfort woman” statue erected in […]

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India, Pakistan troops exchange fire on LoC

SRINAGAR, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 3 (Xinhua) — Troops of India and Pakistan Monday exchanged heavy fire and targeted each other’s positions on Line of Control (LoC), dividing the disputed region of Kashmir, officials said. Defense officials said the exchange started at around 9:30 a.m. local time in the morning and went on for some time. […]

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