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China announces second Nepal aid supply
The Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday that China will provide a second batch of humanitarian aid worth 40 million yuan or up to 6 million U.S. dollars to Nepal following the earthquake.
The aid will be delivered to Nepal as soon as possible, and includes water purification equipment, first aid kits, tents and blankets.
The Ministry of Commerce also announced joint efforts with the Ministry of Finance to put meat normally held by the government in reserve on food security grounds into markets in Tibet.
The supplies will include 100 tons of yak meat and 100 tons of pork.
Mobile communications resume in Tibet earthquake zone
According to the Tibetan regional communications administration, mobile phone communications in the region have resumed today following Saturday's earthquake.
Currently, signals are stable in all counties affected by the earthquake, including Nyalam, Jilung and Tingri.
Over 100 mountaineers rescued near Nepal-China border area
Over 100 mountaineers including dozens of foreign nationals have been rescued on Wednesday in the frozen lake region of Langtang National Park in Nepal following Nepal's earthquake.
Offical said that around 100 foreigners stranded in the area have been taken to Dhunche and arrangements are being made to airlift them to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal.
Bhattarai said so far, the nationalities of the rescued mountaineers have still not been identified.
China urges U.S.,Japan not to drag Diaoyu Islands into bilateral security treaty
China is urging the U.S. and Japan not to drag the Diaoyu Islands into a bilateral security treaty.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei responds to a question on U.S. President Barack Obama's remarks that the Diaoyu Islands were contained in a U.S.-Japan security treaty.
Hong reaffirmed the Diaoyu Islands are China's inherent territory.
Hong also urged the U.S. to take a responsible attitude and keep its promise of a neutral position on the territorial sovereignty issue.
He suggested the U.S. should act in a prudent manner to play a constructive role on peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
2 soldiers killed in southern Philippine clash
Two government troops have been killed and two others injured in a series of clashes with leftist New People's Army rebels in the Misamis Oriental province of the southern Philippines.
The spokesman of the army Joe Patrick Martinez, said the fighting broke out on Tuesday morning in Umangos village, Lagonglong town where the soldiers were conducting patrol.
The two government troops were sent to the area after they received information that a group of rebels was reportedly conducting extortion activity.
Martinez added that they traded fire with the rebel group, which was composed of at least 10 men, leaving one soldier wounded.
France to increase defense budget from 2016
French President Francois Hollande has announced that the country will increase defense budget with an additional fund of 3.8 billion euros, or 4.2 U.S. dollars available for the next years, in order to fight against the threats in France and support overseas operations.
Hollande said an additional same amount fund will be given to the defense ministry.
China to send more engineering troops to Lebanon
China will send an additional 200-strong construction engineering team to Lebanon in late May at the request of UN.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the troops will be sent to Tyre in south Lebanon to help with ongoing construction projects, repairing infrastructure and providing humanitarian aid.
China sent the first batch of peacekeepers to Lebanon in March, 2006.
Currently, 180 engineers and 30 medical staff are working there.
China renews subsidies for shale gas exploration
China will renew subsidies on shale gas exploration as part of efforts to optimize the country's energy structure.
The Ministry of Finance announced that a subsidy of 0.3 yuan or 5 U.S. cents will be offered for every cubic meter of shale gas developed by enterprises during the 2016-2018 period, sightly down from the subsidy provided for the last 3-year period.
According to the ministry, the subsidy will be further lowered for every cubic meter of shale gas exploration from 2019 to 2020.
And China will adjust the policy in accordance with the sector's growth, technology and changes in cost.
Energy giant British Petroleum has predicted that China will become the world's second-largest shale gas producer by 2035, only behind the North America.
China increases subsidy to support compulsory education
A subsidy of around 130 billion yuan, or 21 billion U.S. dollars, has been given to support compulsory education mostly in China's rural areas, which marks a rise of 6.6 percent from 2014.
The subsidy was allocated from the central government's budget.
China requires children to receive nine-year compulsory education with the age range from 6 to 15.
So, a large part of the subsidy will go to schools in the central and western regions in renovating school buildings and dormitories and raising teachers' salaries.
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