【英语简明新闻】Headline News 2015 July 15

【英语简明新闻】Headline News 2015 July 15

2015-07-15    04'43''

主播: Beijing Hour

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介绍:
China accuses the Philippines of illegal move in the South China Sea China is accusing the Philippines of illegally carrying out repairs to a warship that was illegally grounded near the Ren'ai Reef in the South China Sea. China's Foreign Ministry says such a move proves the Philippines is making trouble in the region. The ministry has reiterated China's resolution to safeguard its national territorial sovereignty and maritime rights. It also stresses that China has indisputable sovereignty over the Nansha Islands and adjacent waters, including the Ren'ai Reef. Chinese FM urges parties involved to honor nuke deal promises Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is urging all parties involved in the Iranian nuclear deal to honor the promises they made in the landmark agreement. Wang Yi says the agreement is just a start. The main challenge of the agreement is whether the deal could be implemented properly and thoroughly. Wang adds the agreement may change the relations between Iran and other world powers. He believes that it would also safeguard the global nuclear non-proliferation system. China stocks close lower Wednesday Chinese shares have extended their retreat on Wednesday. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index slumped around 3 percent to close a little higher than 3,800 points. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Component Index and the ChiNext Index, tracking China's Nasdaq-style board of growth enterprises, both dived nearly 5 percent. Two state-owned power companies merge to form China's largest nuclear entity China's largest nuclear entity, State Power Investment Group, has been established in Beijing following the merger of two state-owned power companies. The entity is set to be a comprehensive energy group offering thermoelectric power, hydroelectric power, nuclear power and new energy resources. The total assets of the new group exceed 700 billion yuan. The new group has been merged from China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation and China Power Investment Corporation. It's believed that the combination can effectively reduce the exploitation of fossil fuels and at the same time improve the utilization rate of clean energies. 4 dead in central China coach crash A coach crash in Henan has left 4 people dead and over 10 injured. The accident happened in Tanghe County, central China's Henan Province, on Wednesday morning. The coach carrying 24 people suddenly overturned and fell into a roadside ditch. One person died at the scene, while another three died in hospital. Police say the vehicle was not overloaded. Further investigation is underway. 14 arrested over online gun sales Police in Hebei have arrested 14 people for illegally selling guns and ammunition on the Internet. Local police have also seized more than 11-hundred guns and over 400-thousand bullets from their storehouse. Police say the ring sold these guns to 13 clients in different parts of China. An investigation shows the ring peddled the guns and ammunition to 20 provinces and cities nationwide, raking in at least one million yuan over the past two months. Japan's national security advisor to visit China Japan's National Security Advisor Shotaro Yachi is scheduled to visit China from Thursday to Saturday for a high-level political dialogue. Yachi's visit is at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi. Both sides will exchange views on bilateral relations and mutual interest issues. Japanese parliament moves to boost role of military A Japanese parliamentary committee has approved security-related bills to expand the role of Japan's military. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc forced the vote on Wednesday by the lower house's national security committee. Opposition lawmakers tried to stop the vote as hundreds of citizens protested outside the parliament. The bills would allow the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to play a greater role by engaging in armed conflicts overseas if they are enacted. They also can help defend others even if Japan is not attacked. A full house vote will be held on Thursday. Deputies arriving in Brussels for a parliament debate on Greece's bailout Deputies have begun arriving in Brussels for a parliament debate on a draft bill needed to start talks on Greece's third bailout. The bill will be discussed and taken to a vote on Wednesday local time. It includes reforms to Greece's consumer tax and pension system. The bill is expected to pass with votes from opposition parties, who have said they will support it, as it is the only way to ensure Greece remains in the euro currency. Indian leftwing rebels kill 4 policemen Four policemen have been killed by India's leftwing rebels on Wednesday. Their bodies were found in the eastern Indian state of Chhattisgarh, which has a big presence of Naxalite rebels. The four police officers were kidnapped on Monday by the rebels. The Naxalite rebels are active in nearly 10 states, mostly in the poorer rural areas of eastern and central parts of India.