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Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:22
The newly-appointed head of European Union foreign policy Josep Borrell says preserving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran, is a "collective responsibility."
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:22
Iranian President Hassan Rohani presented what he called a "budget to resist sanctions" to parliament on December 8 and suggested a possible multibillion-dollar loan from Russia would be a key source of revenues.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:22
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has submitted a draft state budget to the parliament, saying it has the least possible dependence on oil and is meant to resist and counter US sanctions.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:21
A spokesman for the Academy of the National Defence Science of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea made public the following statement:
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:21
U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday warned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un against hostile military actions, even as Pyongyang announced it had conducted "a very important test" at a satellite launching site.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:21
North Korea has carried out a "successful test of great significance" at its space launch center, state media say, as tensions ramp up between Washington and Pyongyang over stalled denuclearization talks.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:21
North Korea claims it conducted a (quote) "very important test" on Saturday at its Sohae Satellite Launching Ground.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:21
North Korea said on Sunday that it has carried out a crucial test at its key space launch facility amid renewed tensions with the United States.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:20
Hundreds of thousands of protesters packed the streets of Hong Kong on Sunday to mark six months of an unprecedented, sweeping anti-government movement in this Chinese-ruled, semi-autonomous city.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:20
Hong Kong police have conducted raids ahead of Sunday afternoon's protest rally, uncovering several weapons, including a pistol with more than 100 bullets.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:20
Black-clad protesters descended into Hong Kong streets again on Sunday as a rally organized by the opposition groups was permitted by the police. Although it was generally peaceful as the local government claimed, violent and illegal acts still occurred, culminating in rioters setting fires at two courts in the city.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:19
China is mass-producing special mission aircraft, including anti-submarine aircraft, early warning aircraft, surveillance aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, a genre of warplanes that Chinese experts said on Sunday will help create a full information system that allows the Chinese military to recognize every hostile movement and even sabotage enemy communications.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:19
China and India launched a joint counter-terrorism exercise on Saturday not far from the Chinese-Indian border, a move which Chinese experts said will boost the strategic mutual trust of the two countries' militaries.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:18
The government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) will expand fiscal expenditure within its means to ease economic burden on individuals and companies. But restoring social order is the essential premise to recover economic growth, experts said on Sunday.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:18
Since its return to the motherland 20 years ago, Macao has made great strides in economic development and achieved prosperity and stability, which should be attributed to the region's comprehensive and accurate understanding and implementation of the "one country, two systems" principle, incoming chief executive of China's Macao Special Administrative Region Ho Iat Seng said.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:18
China's state broadcasters consecutively aired three documentaries from Thursday illustrating the anti-terrorism efforts in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, a terrorist organization East Turkistan Islamic Movement's (ETIM) role in plotting terrorist attacks in China and US hypocrisy on human rights issues. The documentaries sparked wide discussions on domestic and overseas media.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:18
After the World Bank adopted a plan of a reduced loan plan to China, US officials, including President Donald Trump, rushed to blast the move and went as far as calling the bank to stop all loans to China. Their single argument is that China is now "rich" and does not need the low-interest loans anymore.
Mon, 09/12/2019 - 00:17
Hundreds of protesters have gathered in the Belarusian capital on December 8 for a second day to oppose "deepening integration" with Russia, despite warnings from police that they risked possible arrest.
Sun, 08/12/2019 - 23:52
A lack of understanding by Americans of the importance of space is hurting the effort to establish the Space Force, the secretary of the Air Force said yesterday.
Sun, 08/12/2019 - 07:04
After the Trump administration in 2018 unilaterally exited the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), also known as Iran nuclear deal, Tehran began to roll back its commitments under the landmark 2015 accord, in a bid to persuade European signatories of the deal to assist the Islamic republic to withstand reimposed US sanctions.
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