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Civilian injury rises to 524 in Taiwan park fire
A massive explosion and subequent fire during a concert at a water park in Taiwan has left 524 people injured.
Local authorities in New Taipei City say the inferno is the result of flammable powder being blown into the crowd during a concert last night at a recreational Water Park in the city, which is a suburb of Taipei.
New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu says all events involving the use of flammable powder have been banned.
Most of the injured are suffering from smoke inhalation.
However, there are said to be a number of people suffering severe burns.
So far, no deaths are being reported, though 8 are said to be in critical condition.
Chinese premier leaves Beijing for China-EU leaders' meeting, France visit
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is on his way to a China-EU leaders' meeting in Brussels.
The meetings are going to include European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker.
Li Keqiang is also set to hold separate meetings with Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel.
He's also scheduled to make a stop in France after his time in Brussels.
The Chinese Premier's time in France is expected to see him oversee the signing of a new agreement for large number of new Airbus airplanes.
Li Keqiang is also due to make a speech to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development while in Paris.
Chinese government fiscal revenue growth below targets
China's Finance Minister is warning the government has so far been unable to meet its fiscal revenue growth targets for the year.
New stats delivered by Lou Jiwei in a report from the State Council, China's cabinet, shows government income through the first 5-months has come in at 2.95-trillion yuan, or around 475-billion US dollars.
While still at a growth rate of 2-percent compared to the same period last year, it's still below the revenue growth target of 5-percent set by the government at the beginning of this year.
Luo Jiwei is attributing the slowdown in government income to the slower rate of economic growth.
Over 2,200 investigated for fiscal violations in China
New stats from Chinese auditors are suggesting officials misappropriated over 780-billion yuan over a 6-year period from 2008 to 2013 originally earmarked for land transfers.
The head of the National Audit Office says they've found that officials often moved the money to either fill gaps in their budget, lend the money to other government agencies or used it to help build new offices.
More than 22-hundred government officials have been investigated for their alleged involvement in major fiscal fraud.
Greek parliament approves referendum on bailout terms: assembly
The Greek parliament has given the green-light to holding a referendum on the latest offer put foward by the country's creditors.
However, the national vote, now set for next Sunday, will come days after Greece is due to make a 1.6-billion euro payment to its IMF creditors.
The Greek government has appealed for an extention beyond June 30th to make the payment.
The EU has been maintaining its June 30th deadline for Greece to make its payment or go into default.
Failure to make the payment may force Greece out of the eurozone.
Kuwait says mosque bomber was Saudi
Kuwait authorities say the suicide bomber who attacked a Shiite Mosque on Friday is a Saudi citizen.
Fahd Suliman Abdul-Muhsen al-Qabaa is said to have arrived in Kuwait by plane on Friday.
He blew himself up later that day near a Shiite mosque in the Kuwaiti capital, leaving 27 people dead.
It is the worst militant attack in the predominantly Sunni Arab country in years.
Kuwaiti authorities have arrested the owner of the car that carried the suicide bomber.
The Islamic State is claiming responsibility.
BOC authorized as RMB clearing bank in Hungary
The Bank of China has been tapped to be the clearing bank for RMB transactions in Hungary.
Any deals done with the renminbi will be processed through the BOC's Budapest Branch.
The establishment of the RMB clearing bank in Hungary is part of the Chinese government's 'Belt and Road Initiative.'
Hungarian authorities have been attempting to convince Chinese authorities to use Hungary as its European transfer location for goods moved too and from Europe as part of the broad-based Chinese initiative.
Hefei-Fuzhou high-speed railway starts operation
A high-speed rail link between the provincial capitals of Anhui and Fujian has become operational as of this Sunday.
It will travel at speeds of upto 300 kilometers per hour.
The link between Hefei and Fuzhou is the first high-speed railway in China to cut across mountainous areas.
It is cutting travel times between the two cities from 8 hours to 4 hours.
The railway is part of the longer high-speed railway linking Fuzhou with Beijing.
China's Song Andong Selected by New York Islanders in 6th Round of NHL Draft
In sports,
China's Song Andong has been selected by the New York Islanders in the 6th round of 2015 NHL draft on Saturday,
He has become the first ever Chinese player to be selected by the NHL in its nearly one hundred year history.
The 18-year-old played as captain of team China in this year's Ice Hockey U18 World Championship.
He also helped Beijing win The Chinese National Hockey League Championship this year.
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