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China refutes Philippines' protest against test flights in S. China Sea
China has refuted the Philippines' protest against its test flights at a newly built airport in the South China Sea.
Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hong Lei says the test flights fall totally within China's sovereignty.
He says the nature of China's test flights to the airport on Yongshu Jiao is professional, technical and civilian in nature.
China last week conducted two test flights landing on and taking off from its southernmost airport on Yongshu Jiao, which is being developed for humanitarian purposes, including emergency landings and maritime rescue.
China reports better-than-expected trade data
China has reported better-than-expected trade data in December, with exports in yuan-denominated terms posting an unexpected rise while an import slump moderated.
Customs data show exports climbed 2.3 percent year on year in December, compared with November's 3.7-percent drop.
Imports, meanwhile, declined 4 percent, an improvement over the previous month's 5.6-percent fall.
However, for the whole year of 2015 the country's total foreign trade decreased 7 percent, with the trade surplus reaching 3.7 trillion yuan or a 57 percent rise over 2014.
Customs officials attribute the foreign trade decline in 2015 mainly to falling commodity prices and sluggish demand.
Detained U.S. boat crew released by Iran: state tv
Iran's state media say the Revolutionary Guards have released 10 detained U.S. sailors held for entering Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf.
Earlier, Iran's top naval commander, Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi, said their investigation showed that a broken navigation system led the sailors into Iranian waters.
The 10 sailors on board two patroal boats were taken by the Revolutionary Guards on Tuesday.
The incident came just days ahead of expected implementation of a landmark nuclear deal between Tehran and world powers.
Officials: Suicide attack kills 14 in Pakistan polio center
Pakistani officials say a suicide bombing on a polio vaccination center in the southwestern city of Quetta has killed 14 people and injured more than 20 others.
The suicide bomber detonated his explosives among the police officers who were on patrol in the area.
No one has claimed responsibility for the blast.
Polio workers in Pakistan, and their police escorts, have been the victims of several terrorist attacks in recent years.
13 killed in suicide bombing in Cameroon's Far North
At least 13 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack in Cameroon's Far North region.
A local official says two female suicide bombers struck a mosque in a town near Cameroon's border with Nigeria during morning prayers.
About a dozen others were injured.
The area has been repeatedly attacked by Nigeria's Islamic extremist group Boko Haram.
The Islamic militants began stepping up their attacks early last year on Cameroon and other countries that have supported the Nigerian military's effort to crush Boko Haram.
DPRK drone returns to north after warning shots from S. Korea
South Korea has fired warning shots after a North Korean drone briefly crossed the border into the South.
It is the first time shots have been fired in the wake of North Korea's nuclear test a week ago.
South Korean military officials say the drone was flying dozens of meters south of the border and turned back to the North after warning shots were fired.
The shots didn't hit the drone.
North Korea has in recent years touted its drone program, a relatively new addition to its arsenal.
Turkey detains 9 suspects linked to IS following Istanbul attack
Turkey has detained nine people believed to be members of the Islamic State militant group, including three Russians, in the wake of a suicide bomb attack in Istanbul that killed 10 people and injured 15 others.
It is not yet clear whether the detained are linked with Tuesday's bombing, in which 10 foreigners, mostly German tourists, were killed.
Turkish leaders have said the suspected suicide bomber was an IS member, probably from Syria.
China releases new pricing system for fuel
China has launched a new pricing system for fuel which sets up a price floor and ceiling.
Under the system, the price floor is at 40 U.S. dollars a barrel and the price ceiling at 130 dollars.
This means that when the global price tumbles below 40 dollars a barrel, the domestic prices will not be reduced accordingly, and vice versa.
Top economic regulator the National Development and Reform Commission will also establish a reserve fund to cut emission and increase the quality of fuel with the surplus money coming from the price floor.
Hong Kong chief executive announces Belt and Road organs
Hong Kong has announced the establishment of a steering committee and an office for China's Belt and Road Initiative.
In his policy address to the Legislative Council, Chief Executive CY Leung says he will chair the committee, which will be responsible for formulating strategies and polices for Hong Kong's participation in the Belt and Road Initiative.
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