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China slams Nauru for 'violating international norms' at forum
China slammed Nauru for violating international norms at the 18 Pacific Islands Forum.
That’s according to Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying at a daily news briefing.
Hua said that during the meeting, Nauru prevented China's delegation from speaking, so they lodged "stern representations" and walked out of the venue in protest.
Hua also reaffirmed the One-China policy, and expressed willingness on China's side to strengthen cooperation with Pacific island countries on that basis.(CGTN)
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Baidu, BYD to partner on mass production of self-driving cars
Chinese technology company Baidu Inc. and automaker BYD on Wednesday announced their plan to start mass producing self-driving cars in three years, reported Tencent News.
Last year Baidu launched Project Apollo, named after the Apollo moon landing project, to mark the start of its push to get self-driving cars on the road in China.
The Apollo platform will improve efficiency and security in the auto industry, Baidu's CEO Zhang Yaqing said on Wednesday. It could also prevent nine out of 10 traffic accidents, cut 40 percent off travel times, and reduce fuel consumption by 40 percent.(China Plus)
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Anonymous official says Trump staff working against 'amoral' president
An anonymous senior official wrote in The New York Times Wednesday That top members of Donald Trump's administration are so alarmed by the president's "erratic" and "amoral" behavior that they are actively working to undermine him.
The official described a "two-track" presidency in which Trump says one thing and his staff consciously does another.
For example, he described Trump's so-called “preference for autocrats and dictators.”
The unsigned piece appeared to reinforce the claims made in a new book by journalist Bob Woodward.
That book describes a virtual cabal of high-minded White House and cabinet officials scheming to prevent Trump from taking decisions damaging to the US economy and national security.
The White House has condemned Woodward's book as "nothing more than fabricated stories," and Trump called it "a work of fiction."(AFP)
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Two Koreas agree to hold summit in Pyongyang on Sept 18-20
Top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) Kim Jong-un reconfirmed his firm commitment to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula, a South Korean presidential special envoy said Thursday after visiting Pyongyang the previous day.
Chung Eui-yong, South Korean President Moon Jae-in's top national security adviser who led the five-member special delegation, told a press briefing that the DPRK leader expressed his willingness to closely cooperate with South Korea and the United States for the denuclearization.
Chung and four other delegates met Kim in Pyongyang during their one-day mission as special emissaries, delivering Moon's letter to the DPRK leader.
Chung said the two Koreas agreed to hold the third Moon-Kim summit in the DPRK's capital city from Sept. 18-20.(Xinhua)
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China to improve financial support for small firms
China’s central bank governor said the country will enhance support for small and micro-sized enterprises with better policy coordination.
Yi Gang said monetary, fiscal and supervisory policies should be coordinated to raise the willingness of financial institutions to support small companies.
He added that the country should treat state-owned companies and private companies equally in terms of financial policies, including lending and bond issuance policies.
The governor said the financial system should build a sustainable business model to serve small companies and enhance risk prevention, with an accurate understanding of the facts of a short average life cycle, difficulties in getting loans for the first time, and highrisk premiums.(Xinhua)
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Safety overhaul begins for Didi
A nationwide inspection targeting ride-hailing companies has kicked off with a check into Didi Chuxing, which has seen two female passengers killed by drivers of the company's hitch service since May.
A team of inspectors from 10 ministries, including the Ministry of Transport and the Office of the Central Cyberspace Affairs Commission, aims to find out whether the company has seriously addressed its safety problems and whether it is ready to provide data as required, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.
The inspection aims to strengthen consumer safety measures for internet-based car-hailing and ride-sharing companies, and is expected to last half a month, the statement said.
Cheng Wei, CEO of Didi, expressed willingness to cooperate and pledged 140 million yuan ($20.5 million) to improve its customer service, according to China National Radio.(China Daily)
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Hun Sen confirmed as Cambodian PM for another 5-year term in parliament vote
And Cambodia's National Assembly on Thursday confirmed Hun Sen as prime minister for another five years.
This, after his Cambodian People's Party won all parliamentary seats in a July general election.
All CPP lawmakers unanimously voted for him as prime minister, the position he has held since 1985.
He said it was another historic event for Cambodia and expressed his profound gratitude to all lawmakers for casting a vote of confidence for him and his cabinet members.
He vowed to continue maintaining the country's hard-earned peace and stability, and to further develop the country’s economy and reduce poverty.(Xinhua)
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