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China, France ink Airbus A330 deal during Premier Li's visit
A new deal has been signed by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang for the purchase of 45 Airbus A330's.
The deal has been inked as part of the Premier's current visit to France.
Li Keqiang has also met with his French counterpart Manuel Valls, with the two agreeing to cooperation in various areas, including industry, infrastructure and energy.
As part of his time in France, Li Keqiang is also scheduled to visit the headquarters of the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development.
China adopts new law on national security and tax avoidance
China's top legislature has adopted a new national security law.
The new law covers a wide spectrum of areas, including cyber security, defense, finance, science and technology, culture and religion.
It also includes China's activities and assets in outer space, on the international sea bed, and in the polar regions.
At the same time, Chinese authorities have also signed-off on an international convention combating tax avoidance.
The deal will see China take part in more global initiatives connected to tax evasion.
China's addition to the convention will not cover either Hong Kong or Macao for the time being.
Chinese officials shall pledge allegiance to Constitution
Chinese officials are going to have to pledge allegiance to the Constitution before taking up their posts.
The decision has been formalized at the current meeting of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
All officials elected or appointed by people's congresses at all levels, as well as people on standing committees above the county level, will have to take a public oath of allegiance to the Constitution.
This will take effect at the start of next year.
It's meant to raise public awareness of the Constitution in China.
BRICS Contingency Fund expected to be operational soon
It's been announced a BRICS Contingency Fund is going to be operational within the next 30-days.
The fund is being established as an emergency reserve which BRICS countries can tap if they run into payment issues.
It's being seeded with 100-billion U.S. dollars.
Meanwhile, the five BRICS countries, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, have signed the official documents for the creation of the new BRICS New Development Bank.
The bank itself is being headquartered in Shanghai.
It's slated to be officially operational later this year.
EFSF announces expiration of Greek bailout
The European Financial Stability Facility has officially confirmed the Greek financial assistance program has expired.
In making the statement, the EFSF says a loan of 1.8 billion euros will no longer be available for Greece.
It also says 11 billion euros worth of cash to cover the potential cost of bank recapitalisation in Greece is also being cancelled.
The EFSF, financed by members of the eurozone, is Greece's largest creditor.
Its loans to Greece currently stands at around 130 billion euros.
IAEA chief to visit Iran for talks on key nuclear issues
Head of the UN's nuclear watchdog organization is preparing to travel to Iran tomorrow to discuss nuclear issues with top Iranian officials.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano is set to meet with Iranian President and other high-level officials to resolve the remaining issues connected to Iran's nuclear programs.
Amano's time in Tehran comes after an extension of the self-imposed June 30th deadline to get a final nuclear deal done.
Both sides have agreed to extend the talks for an extra week as they work through what could be the final details of a deal.
Seoul waives visa fees to woo back tourists
South Korean authorities have announced new visa rules in a bid to bolster its tourism sector, which has been heavily impacted by the MERS outbreak.
Visa application fees are being waived for 3-months for group tours coming out of China, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia and Cambodia.
At the same time, short-term visas are being expanded from 3 to 6-months.
The South Korean government has already earmarked over 13-billion U.S. dollars as supplementary budget to bolster its economy in the wake of the MERS outbreak.
N. Korea opens new international airport terminal
A new international airport terminal has been officially opened in North Korea's capital, Pyongyang.
The multi-million US dollar terminal replaces the old one.
The airport's runway in Pyongyang has also been renovated.
Creation of a new international terminal at the Pyongyang airport comes despite the small number of international flights which go in and out of North Korea.
Right now only North Korea's Air Koryo and Chinese carrier Air China run international flights too and from Pyongyang.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has vowed to attract more tourists to North Korea to help boost economic growth.
Tourism to North Korea was shut down until just recently amid concerns in North Korea following the ebola outbreak in West Africa.
Airport provides guardian service to kids flying alone
Officials at the Pudong International Airport in Shanghai have launched a new initiative to temporarily act as caregivers for children going on flights whose parents are unable to accompany them.
All parents need to do is contact the airline and airport prior to their child's arrival at the terminal.
The young travelers will then be guided through the check-in process, security checks and boarding.
Several airlines in China already offer similar services.
However, this is the first time airport staff have gotten involved.
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