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Chinese vice premier to attend ASEM connectivity dialogue
Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli is set to attend a Eurasian meeting on connectivity in the city of Chongqing.
The meeting is scheduled to take place on Wednesday and Thursday.
Zhang plans to give a speech at the opening ceremony.
Other participants include the deputy prime ministers of both Cambodia and Slovakia.
Mainland reiterates cross-Straits peace after releasing latest military strategy
The Chinese government says its policy of promoting peace across the Taiwan Straits will remain unchanged.
A spokesperson with the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office made the pledge following the release of China's latest military strategy.
However, the spokesperson also warned against attempt for "Taiwan independence," saying that
the Chinese government will not tolerate any secessionist moves to split the island from the motherland.
China concludes negotiations with ADB on Xinjiang projects
China's Ministry of Finance has concluded negotiations with the Asian Development Bank on projects in Xinjiang.
The ADB has offered a loan of 150 million U.S. dollars for the projects, which include bridges, roads, heat and water utilities, and drainage networks.
Xinjiang is facing an unprecedented opportunity as China presses ahead with its Belt and Road Initiative.
Meanwhile, a 40-billion-U.S.-dollar Silk Road Fund has also been launched.
The fund is designed to finance the Belt and Road Initiative.
175 grave robbers arrested in biggest-ever tomb raid
Chinese police have arrested 175 people in what's being touted as the largest-ever bust of tomb raiders in the country.
The group is accused of trying to plunder a Neolithic site in northeastern China's Liaoning Province.
Authorities have seized nearly 12-hundred cultural relics, estimated to be worth around 500 million yuan.
One of the items recovered is an ornate coiled jade dragon, one of the earliest known representations of the Chinese totem.
Lawyers present case for Fudan poisoner to escape death penalty
Lawyers for a former Fudan University medical student sentenced to death have sought to persuade China's Supreme People's Court to commute his sentence.
The student, surnamed Lin, took a toxic chemical from a university lab and put it in a water dispenser in his dorm in March 2013.
The appeal court of the Shanghai Higher People's Court upheld Lin's death sentence in January.
Lawyers said they gave four reasons why Lin should receive a lighter sentence.
Lin has been questioned by the supreme court judges.
The panel said it would hear the case and give a judgment later.
S. Korea Detains 11 Illegal Chinese Plastic Surgery Brokers
Police have detained 11 illegal plastic surgery brokers in South Korea.
They are mainly Chinese and South Korean-Chinese.
Police say the 11 brokers are unregistered.
They are accused of charging exorbitant fees and introducing patients to unqualified doctors.
Meanwhile, over 150 others have been banned from leaving the country on suspicion of engaging in unlawful practices.
S.Korea, U.S., Japan discuss ways of returning DPRK to nuke dialogue
South Korea, Japan and the United States are working on ways of returning North Korea to the negotiating table over its nuclear program.
Discussions mainly focus on the sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council banning North Korea from developing its nuclear program and test-firing ballistic missiles.
Chief U.S. negotiator says the three countries have agreed on the importance of stronger pressures and sanctions against North Korea.
Tension has escalated on the Korean Peninsula after Pyongyang said it had successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
North Korea also claimed last week that it now has a capability of miniaturizing and diversifying nuclear warheads to mount them onto ballistic missiles.
Soccer officials arrested by Swiss police ahead of FIFA congress
Swiss police have arrested and detained 6 soccer officials ahead of FIFA's congress.
The Swiss Federal Office of Justice says the case involves bribes over 100 million U.S. dollars linked to commercial deals for soccer tournaments dating back to the 1990s.
But it was unclear if the probe was linked to the 1994 World Cup hosted by the United States.
FIFA president Sepp Blatter was not among those arrested.
The six officials arrested have not been named. No charges have been filed so far.
UN, Myanmar vow to cooperate in tackling "boat people" issue
The United Nations and Myanmar have vowed to cooperate in tackling the "boat people" issue, both nationally and regionally.
UN Special Adviser on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, has discussed with authorities the situation of migrant smuggling, human trafficking and irregular migration.
The UN has stressed the need for concerted action against the brokers and criminal syndicates involved in perpetrating the activities throughout the region.
The UN has also offered support to the Myanmar government to address the issue.
Myanmar and Bangladesh are now working to repatriate 200 Bangladeshis to their homeland.
Death Toll from India Heat Wave Surpasses 1,100
The heat wave in India is now blamed for 11-hundred deaths.
Temperatures in parts of the country in recent days have hit 47 degrees Celsius.
Most of the fatalities have been recorded in the south of the country.
Many of the dead are homeless people or those living in shanty-towns.
The heat wave is expected to continue into later this week.
India is periodically gripped by heat waves.
They are usually broken by the annual monsoon season, which typically hits India in June or July.
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