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Chinese FM calls for continued MH370 search
The Chinese foreign minister says many questions remain unanswered about the fate of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, and efforts to locate the plane must continue.
Wang Yi commented after Malaysian authorities confirmed on Wednesday that a wing flap that washed up on Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean came from the missing plane.
The foreign ministry has also issued a statement expressing grief and sorrow for those on board the plane, extending profound sympathy and condolences to the families of those people.
Meanwhile, Australia has promised to continue its efforts to locate the missing plane.
The wing flap found on Reunion Island last week is the first confirmed physical evidence of the plane, which disappeared on March 8th last year while flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. There were 239 passengers and crew on board.
Most of the passengers were from China.
Malaysian minister: more debris collected from Reunion Island
More aircraft debris has been collected from Reunion Island.
Malaysian transportation minister Liow Tiong Lai confirmed today that many items, such as a plane window and some aluminum foil, have been picked up.
The minister says the newly-found debris has been handed over to French authorities for verification.
ASEAN Plus Three Foreign Ministers Meeting in Kuala Lumpur
Foreign ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations met today with their counterparts from South Korea, China and Japan, for talks on multilateral cooperation.
The so-called ASEAN Plus Three mechanism involves cooperation in the areas of security, trade and investment, and the environment.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says the countries have made progress, and calls for more effort in pushing forward cooperation.
Meanwhile at the sidelines of the meetings, Wang Yi also met with his counterparts from Japan and South Korea.
Wang Yi says Chinese people and the international community, are keeping an eye on how Japan is going to face its unavoidable historical issues.
Panel report mentions Japan's aggression, but no words on apology
An advisory panel to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has submitted a final report on a landmark statement marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.
The report mentions Japan's wartime aggression and colonial rule, but stopped short of saying whether Japan should apologize for its wartime atrocities.
Based on this report, Abe is scheduled to release his landmark statement on August 14.
The speech is considered the official stance of the Japanese government on its actions during WWII, which caused inhumane suffering to millions of people in East Asia and Southeast Asia under Japan's aggression and colonial rule.
Hiroshima commemorates 70th anniversary of atomic bombing
Hiroshima has commemorated the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing during World War Two.
About 55,000 people attended the ceremony on Thursday at the city's Peace Memorial Park, including survivors of the attack and their descendants.
Kazumi Matsui, mayor of the city, made a peace declaration to the audience.
He called on policy makers of the world to abolish nuclear weapons and to "create versatile security systems that do not depend on military might."
Taiwan Issues Warnings Ahead of Typhoon Soudelor
Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau issued a sea warning earlier today ahead of Typhoon Soudelor. A land warning could be expected as early as this evening.
The bureau said as of 2pm local time today, Typhoon Soudelor was located 860 km off of the island's east coast.
It is expected to hit Taiwan late Friday, bringing heavy rains this weekend. The bureau said the typhoon was packing maximum sustained winds of 162 km per hour, with gusts reaching 198 km per hour.
Fishermen along the coast of Yilan could be seen securing their boats in the harbor earlier today.
China Began Testing First Passenger High-speed Rail to Russian-N Korean Border
The first high-speed railway to reach the Chinese-Russian-North Korean border has begun testing.
The new line begins in Jinlin City in northeastern China, and will take passengers on a 360 kilometer journey to Hunchun near the border.
The high speed rail has a speed of 250 kilometers per hour and is expected to begin official operations before October.
Australian Post sees rise in overseas parcels for huge China traffic
Australia Post is receiving an unexpected boost from China.
The mail service has forecast its first financial loss in its 200 year history, but it's not reporting a huge increase in the number of parcels being sent overseas, primarily to China.
Australia Post's CEO attributes the rise in shipments to his country's currency, which has fallen in value in the past year making Australian exports cheaper in many overseas markets.
The CEO also says only 28 percent of revenue is generated by letters, with the rest of the money coming from parcels and other services.
Tariff free commodities will be available in Beijing
Tariff-free goods are to be sold in Beijing's Yizhuang Economic Development Zone, set to open in the city's southeast at the end of next year.
Yizhuang is to build Beijing's first bonded direct purchasing center combining both online and offline services.
At the initial operating stage, it will focus on imported commodities like maternal and child supplies, food, drink, and healthcare products.
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