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People’s Daily calls for ‘dual-track approach’ in addressing the South China Sea issue

China will persist in a “dual-track approach” in dealing with the South China Sea disputes and maintain a broader picture of China-ASEAN ties, the People’s Daily said in an editorial on Tuesday. The article was published after the Think Tank Seminar on South China Sea and Regional Cooperation and…
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East Asia

Dialogue and cooperation vital to handling of South China Sea issue

By Ding Zi, Yu Yichun, Yang Ou and Zhang Zhiwen from People’s Daily Parties concerned over the issue of the South China Sea should return to the healthy track of using dialogue to resolve disputes and join hands to promote regional cooperation and development, experts said during the “Think…
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East Asia

China’s historic rights over South China Sea islands irrefutable: experts

Chen Shangwen – People’s Daily China’s irrefutable territorial sovereignty and maritime interests and rights over the South China Sea will by no means be negated by the so-called ruling issued by an arbitration tribunal, noted a group of experts, refuting the award as illegal and invalid. Backed by ample historical…
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South East Asia

Brexit: Less impact to Malaysian traders in short term

The Brexit or the British exit from the European Union (EU) in a historic referendum on 23 June 2016 has affected the money market (shares, bonds, debentures, derivatives) goods and services, property market/assets and labour market. The market shocks in the United Kingdom (UK) begin in the money market and…
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South East Asia

Bangladesh Faces Terror

While the people of Bangladesh are in the grip of panic and anxiety following the gruesome terrorist attack in the capital city Dhaka, the government has tightened security measures all over the country. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities of all the 64 districts of the country to…
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East Asia

Chinese, US experts call for more rationality on the South China Sea issue

By Zhang Niansheng, Wang Rujun, Zhang Penghui, Chen Lidan and Gao Shi from the People’s Daily At a forum on the South China Sea issue held on Tuesday in Washington DC, dozens of veteran Chinese and US experts urged China and the US to prevent the issue from damaging overall Sino-US ties by managing their differences in…
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East Asia

US should not challenge China’s bottom line in South China Sea issue

By Zhong Sheng, People’s Daily – A dialogue on the South China Sea between Chinese and US think tanks was held in Washington DC on Tuesday. The dialogue came at the right time as political forces of the US and the Philippines are now meddling in the waters of the South China Sea. The dialogue not only told the…
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South Asia

The World According to ISIS: Horrifying map of target countries

Jake Burman wrote a piece about the targets of ISIS terrorism. His piece includes various threats of the terrorist organisation to global security. The piece starts, “This is the terrifying new map of Europe released by Islamic State (ISIS) – drawn-up to show the areas it plans dominate in the…
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South East Asia

Russian destroyer, Indian Navy destroyer to take part in Indra Navy 2016 drills

A large anti-submarine ship, a destroyer, an anti-submarine helicopter, a tanker and a tugboat will represent Russia at the joint Russian-Indian naval exercise Indra Navy 2016, spokesman for the Eastern Military District, Colonel Alexander Gordeyev told, TASS reported on July 6. “The exercise will involve from the Russian side: a large…
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South Asia

Iran and India Determined to Develop Chabahar Port

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Damodardas Modi voiced determination to implement the agreements signed between the two countries, particularly a project to develop Iran’s southeastern port city of Chabahar, Tasnim reports. In a telephone conversation with the Indian premier on July 6, President Rouhani said Tehran…
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