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China backs political process in Syria: Chinese FM
China says it firmly supports the political process in Syria and calls for favorable international conditions for the intra-Syria talks.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made the remarks while meeting with his British and French counterparts on the sidelines of a Syria donors' conference in London.
Earlier, Wang Yi announced that China plans to donate 10-thousand tonnes of food supplies to help ease the food shortage among Syrian refugees.
In making the pledge, Wang said solving the humanitarian problems in Syria and surrounding countries necessitates not only emergency aid, but also the need to eliminate the root causes of the issues responsible for the continued fighting in Syria.
The London donors' conference has raised 6 billion US dollars from the roughly 70 countries which have taken part.
AIIB appoints senior leadership team
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank has appointed five vice presidents with work experience in both developed and emerging economies as well as multilateral institutions.
Among them, Danny Alexander, former chief secretary to the UK Treasury, was appointed as vice president and corporate secretary.
And Joachim von Amsberg, currently vice president of development finance at the World Bank, will serve as the AIIB's vice president of policy and strategy.
AIIB President Jin Liqun says the leadership team is "an exceptionally strong and committed group."
Proposed by China, the AIIB was established in Beijing in December with 57 founding members.
S.Korea, U.S., Japan hold teleconference to share intelligence on DPRK missile launch
Defense authorities from South Korea, the United States, and Japan have held a video conference to prepare for North Korea's planned launch of a long-range rocket.
South Korean media says senior military officials of the three allies shared intelligence on the North's missile launch, while assessing current situations.
Under a trilateral agreement, military intelligence between South Korea and Japan can be shared only through the United States.
The intelligence-sharing contact comes as Pyongyang has announced plans to launch a long-range rocket later this month to put an observation satellite into orbit.
UN panel says Assange should be allowed free
A United Nations legal panel has ruled that Wikileaks founder Julian Assange should be allowed to walk free, and should be compensated, for his "deprivation of liberty."
Assange, who faces extradition to Sweden over a rape allegation, claimed asylum in London's Ecuadorean embassy in 2012.
The 44-year-old denies the allegation and fears he would be extradited to the United States to face charges over Wikileaks' publication of classified military and diplomatic documents.
In 2014, Assange complained to the UN that he was being "arbitrarily detained" as he could not leave without being arrested.
Swedish prosecutors say the UN ruling has "no formal impact" on their inquiry and British police say Assange still faces arrest.
G20 host city bans public spitting
Hangzhou, the Chinese city hosting this year's G20 summit, has passed a bylaw to ban spitting and littering in public places.
Using mobile phones while driving and throwing trash from car windows will also be penalized.
The newly adopted Regulation on the Promotion of Civil Behaviour will take effect on March 1st.
The law also prohibits retaliation against anyone who stands up against any of the negative behaviours cited by the new law.
People who break the new law will be fined up to 200 yuan, or 30 US dollars, and the violator's credit report will also be affected.
Panda Bei Bei Ventures Outdoors for First Time
The new panda cub in Washington's national zoo, Bei Bei, has had his first taste of the outdoors.
Along with his mother, Mei Xiang, the cub ventured outside of his enclosure to play and experience the fresh air for the first time.
Bei Bei was born in August at the zoo, along with a twin. His twin died a few days later.
Beibei is the third panda cub born at the national zoo in Washington DC.
Giant pandas are native to China and have a very low reproductive rate, especially in captivity.
There are about 300 giant pandas in captivity and some 1,800 in the wild.
Brazilian Alex Teixeira joins China's Jiangsu on record 50 million euros
In sports, Chinese football club Jiangsu Suning has bought Brazilian midfielder Alex Teixeira from Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk for 50 million euros.
The 26-year-old has agreed to a four-year contract with the Chinese Super League side.
It's the second time in three days that the Chinese transfer fee record has been broken, following Guangzhou Evergrande's announcement they had secured Atletico Madrid's Colombian striker Jackson Martinez for 42 million euros.
It is believed the latest signing has helped the Chinese Super League overtake the English Premier League in spending during the winter transfer window.
The Chinese league has so far spent an estimated 259 million euros, compared with the Premier League's 247 million.
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