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China rehearses V-Day parade
China has held a large-scale rehearsal for the Sept. 3 military parade in Tian'anmen Square and along the Chang'an Avenue in downtown Beijing.
More than 10,000 servicemen and servicewomen, about 500 military vehicles and nearly 200 aircraft attended the rehearsal.
All formations, including foreign troops and World War II veterans, were present while about 35,000 guests observed the parade.
The upcoming parade will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the victory of the war of China's resistance against the Japanese invasion.
Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei development to see marked progress
China has set goals for more coordinated Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei regional development over the next 15 years.
An official document says the effort will be realized through transferring non-essential capital-region functions of Beijing to neighboring areas.
By 2017, major breakthroughs will be achieved in the integration of transportation networks, protection of the environment, and the upgrading of industry region-wide.
The medium-term target of the strategy is, by 2020, to control the permanent population of Beijing within 23 million people, and to relieve Beijing's "urban illnesses" such as air pollution and congestion.
China releases organ donation guideline
The first national guideline on organ donation in China has been published.
The guideline includes ethics, standards to judge death, and standards on extraction and distribution of organs.
It is meant to help eliminate the public's misunderstanding and bias of donating organs after death.
The country began a voluntary organ donation trial in 2010 and promoted the practice across the country in 2013.
China banned the use of prisoners' organs for the purpose of transplants at the beginning of the year, making citizen donations the only legitimate channel.
Tianjin Blast Death Toll Rises to 123
There are now 123 deaths linked to the warehouse explosion in Tianjin.
Two more sets of remains have been recovered. All of the victims have been identified thanks to DNA profiling.
Seventy firefighters are among the dead, along with seven policemen.
Fifty people are missing. That includes another 34 firefighters and four more police officers.
Six-hundred- and- 24 people remain in hospital being treated for injuries, including 44 who suffered serious or critical injuries. 169 people have been discharged from hospital so far.
Chinese Embassy officials mourn Chinese victims in Bangkok blast
Today marks one week since the deadly bombing that ripped through the Erawan Shrine in downtown Bangkok, Thailand.
Several officials of the Chinese Embassy gathered at the accident site this morning to pay tribute to the victims.
Among the twenty killed, seven were Chinese, with five of them from the mainland and two from Hong Kong
Many Thai citizens and tourists also attended the ceremony.
The hunt is continuing for the bomber who carried out this act of terrorism.
Typhoon Swan approaches east China coasts with renewed strength
Typhoon Swan, the 15th of the year, weakened this morning, but is forecast to gain strength again and hit eastern China later today.
The Meteorological Station in Fujian Province issued a yellow alert this morning and warnings of heavy rainstorms.
It also says the typhoon is moving northward and is expected to land in northeast China in five days.
Zhejiang Province has also warned of strong wind and heaving rainfall, as some of the local water reservoirs have surpassed flood control level.
Americans Hailed as Heroes as Investigations Identify Gunman on French Train
Three Americans who helped to subdue a gunman on a Paris-bound train on Friday have been celebrated as heroes while investigators have verified the identity of the attacker.
On Saturday, Spencer Stone, an Air Force serviceman, Alek Skarlatos, a US National Guard, and Anthony Sadler, a college student, all received a call from US President Barack Obama, who praised their courage.
Meanwhile, investigators have identified the gunman as 26-year-old Moroccan Ayoub El-Khazzani. He had previously been watched by European authorities as a suspected Islamist militant. He has been transferred to the Paris region by French authorities.
Britain reopens embassy in Tehran
Britain has officially reopened its embassy in Iran's capital of Tehran, four years after it was closed.
A reopening ceremony was conducted by British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who arrived in Tehran on Sunday.
Iran is also set to reopen its embassy in the UK, on Sunday in London.
In November 2011, a group of angry Iranian students stormed the British embassy in Tehran over Britain's nuclear-related sanctions against the country. Britain shut down its embassy in Tehran and asked Iran to close its embassy in London.
Giant Panda Gives Birth to Cubs at US National Zoo
Giant panda Mei Xiang at the US National Zoo in Washington DC gave birth to a pair of cubs on Saturday.
The cubs arrived 4 and a half hours apart and appear to be healthy.
The zoo says it is being very cautious, as a six-day-old cub passed away at the facility back in 2012.
Mei Xiang has two surviving offspring already - Tai Shan, born in 2005, and Bao Bao, born in 2013.
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas Resigns from PLO
Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas resigned as leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization's Executive Committee on Saturday ahead of new internal elections
More than half of the 18-member committee also stepped down along with Abbas.
The resignations were submitted during a PLO executive committee meeting held in Ramallah and chaired by Abbas.
According to the law, Slaeem Za'noon, speaker for the Palestinian National Council, has to call for an emergency meeting of the PNC to elect a new committee after the resignations.
