Pentagon says Chinese defense chief's visit to help sustain positive momentum in U.S.-China military ties
The Pentagon says the visit to the United States by Chinese Minister of National Defense Chang Wanquan will help sustain the "positive momentum" that has been achieved in the U.S.-China military-to-military ties.
A Pentagon spokesman says Chang Wanquan is expected to hold talks with his U.S. counterpart Chuck Hagel at the Pentagon on Monday, when the two "will have an opportunity to discuss a variety of issues," including the U.S.-China relationship and the military-to-military relationship.
The spokesman noted that Chang Wanquan's visit illustrates and will help sustain the positive momentum that has been achieved in the U.S.-China military-to-military relationship over the past 18 months.
He says the visit "sustains the regular set of interactions between the two leaders that reflects the positive nature of the U.S.-China military-to-military relationship,"
Death toll in Philippine ships collision reaches 28, 215 still missing
The death toll of the collision between a passenger ship and a cargo vessel in central Philippine province of Cebu has risen to 28, with 215 others still missing.
The Armed Forces of Philippine (AFP) central command operations center says
by Saturday noon, 630 of the 868 passengers on board the passenger ship have been rescued, 28 people were confirmed dead.
The passenger vessel was about to enter the sea port in Talisay City when it collided with a cargo vessel and sank near Lawis Ledge.
Search for the 215 missing passengers is still underway.
Chinese, Egyptian FMs discuss Egypt's situation over phone
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has held telephone talks with his Egyptian counterpart Nabil Fahmy over the violence in Egypt.
Reaffirming China's position on violent conflicts that have occurred in Egypt, Wang Yi said China is closely following the development of the situation in Egypt.
He said It is the top priority that all parties concerned in Egypt proceed from the general interests of the nation and people, and exercise maximum restraint so as to prevent the conflicts from further escalating.
The Chinese foreign minister voiced hope that the Egyptian government will adopt further measures to ensure the security of Chinese institutions and enterprises as well as Chinese nationals.
Delhi Police nab one of country's most wanted terrorists at India-Nepal border
Indian police Saturday claimed to have arrested one of the country's most wanted terrorists -- a bomb expert belonging to banned Pakistani militant outfit Lashkar- e-Toiba -- at the international border with Nepal.
A police official says 70-year-old Abdul Karim Tunda was arrested from the border after he was deported from one of the Gulf nations.
He was wanted in at least 40 terrorism cases.
Floods kill 25 in NE China
The bodies of three people who went missing in a flood in northeast China's Jilin Province were recovered on Saturday,.
The latest casualties brought the death toll of floods which also hit neighboring Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces to 25,
About 200 residents from some 70 families have been relocated from their submerged community buildings.
Northeast China has been hit by the worst flooding in decades this summer.
Nearly 2 million people in Heilongjiang have been affected, with 140,000 being relocated, according to the provincial civil affairs department.
Nearly 100 trapped in central China floods
Nearly 100 people in central China's Hunan Province have been trapped due to torrential rain that started hitting the province two days ago.
Local authorities say the trapped are from four villages in Lanshan County in the city of Yongzhou.
Precipitation in the past 36 hours has reached nearly 400 mm in some areas in the county. Water levels on the Shunshui River, which runs near the county, are above safe levels.
Armed police and firefighters have been dispatched to rescue the trapped villagers.
China plans cooperative, coordinated pollution control
China is planning a centrally-administered effort to control air pollution by documenting goals and responsibilities of provincial governments, and evaluating their progress.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection says this year, pollution control between Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province, as well as the surrounding regions, will become fully integrated.
It says government efforts to curb emissions of major pollutants have so far proven "effective", even though public complaints over smog and other hazardous weather kept mounting, particularly in Beijing, the national capital.
China to further develop elderly care service sector: premier
China says Greater reforms and innovation will be used to build a diversified nationwide elderly care service system by 2020.
Premier Li Keqiang has told an executive meeting of the State Council in Beijing that a sound elderly care service industry will help to create jobs and facilitate economic restructuring.
China has a rapidly aging society and the largest population of elderly people in the world, reaching almost 200 million. |