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10 people dead after plane crash in US state of Texas: media

Ten people were killed after a small plane crashed Sunday morning near Dallas, Texas.

Authorities said the crash set a hangar on fire at Addison Airport.

An Addison fire spokesman said authorities had not identified the plane's owner.

The National Transportation Safety Board and the FAA were sending investigators to the scene. (Xinhua)

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Registration open for buyers attending 2nd CIIE

Buyers can now sign up for the second China International Import Expo (CIIE) slated to take place in November, according to the organizer Monday.

For registration, buyers can log into the CIIE website, which provides both Chinese and English services.

The registration system will be open from July 1 to Sept. 30, one month longer than last year to better serve buyers from enterprises.

The second CIIE will have seven exhibition areas on sci-tech life, automobile, equipment, medical equipment and health care products, quality life, trade in services, food and agricultural products.

A total of 172 countries, regions and international organizations participated in the first CIIE last year. The second CIIE will be held in Shanghai this November. (Xinhua)

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Lam vows to give HK a new start

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Monday vowed to double the government's efforts to get the city off to a new start.

Lam made the remarks at a reception to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland and the establishment of the HKSAR.

She also took note of the problems the city is currently facing, including the unstable external environment and the unsolved trade conflicts between China and the US.

She said Hong Kong has experienced some changes, but that the region has remained stable and prosperous. (China Daily)

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Japan restricts chip, smartphone materials exports to South Korea

Japan announced Monday it would tighten regulations on the export to South Korea of several chemicals used in chip and smartphone production amid a row with Seoul on wartime forced labour.

The new rules, which take effect from July 4, come after South Korean courts ordered Japanese firms to compensate people forced into wartime labour, an issue Tokyo says was resolved when the countries resumed diplomatic relations decades ago.

It means that exporters will now have to apply for permission for each batch they wish to export to South Korea, a process that takes around 90 days each time, local media reported.

The relationship between Japan and South Korea has been strained for decades as a result of Tokyo's brutal 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean peninsula. (AFP)

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Whaling ships set sail as Japan resumes commercial hunts

Whaling ships set sail on Monday from Japan as the country resumed commercial hunts for the first time in decades.

This, after withdrawing from the International Whaling Commission.

Japan's decision to withdraw from the IWC was slammed by activists and anti-whaling countries, but the resumption of commercial hunts has been welcomed by Japanese whaling communities.

Whaling has long been a rare diplomatic flashpoint for Japan.

It says the practice is part of the country's tradition and should not be subject to international interference. (AFP)

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Chinese-branded mobile phones account for 45 percent of the Russian market

Chinese-branded mobile phones account for 45 percent of the Russian market, an increase of 11 percent from last year, Russia media reported.

A representative of M. Video-Eldorado -- Russia’s largest electronics and household appliance company-said that if the number of mobile phones sold by smaller Chinese companies were taken into account, half of the phones sold in Russia would be Chinese brands.

Chinese brands sold in Russia include those from Huawei, Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo. Huawei accounts for the largest market share at 28.5 percent, and is the second largest manufacturer in Russia after Samsung. Xiaomi ranks third with 10.7 percent of the market in May. (People's Daily app)

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China's manufacturing PMI remains stable in June

And the purchasing managers' index for China's manufacturing sector remained stable at 49.4 in June.

The sub-index for production edged 0.4 points lower to 51.3 in June, while the sub-index for new orders dropped to 49.6.

A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while a reading below reflects contraction. (Xinhua)

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