EU seeks to take greater responsibility for own security

July 1, 2018

(xinhua)- The European Union leaders said that Europe must take greater responsibility for its own security in the conclusions published Friday following a two-day summit. They agreed to take concrete steps to strengthen European defense by enhancing defense investment, capability development, and operational readiness. “These initiatives enhance its strategic autonomy while complementing and reinforcing the […]

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Government white paper highlights on trade and multilateralism

June 29, 2018

Bai Yang from People’s Daily A new whitepaper titled ‘China and the World Trade Organization’ released by China’s State Council Information Office on Thursday. China’s State Council Information Office is holding a press conference on Thursday afternoon about a white paper titled China and World Trade Organization (WTO). The 22-page document details China’s fulfillment of […]

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Migrant rescue vessel Lifeline docks in Malta

June 28, 2018

The migrant rescue vessel MV Lifeline arrived in Malta on Wednesday, resolving a week-long international standoff over the vessel’s fate. Shortly after 7 p.m., the Lifeline docked in Valletta and disembarked 234 migrants who were rescued from within the Libyan search and rescue area of the Mediterranean one week ago. The passengers include 17 women […]

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Chinese American actress Lucy Liu to receive star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

June 26, 2018

(Xinhua) — Chinese American actress Lucy Liu is among the entertainment industry professionals selected Monday to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2019. The new members were announced via live stream on the Walk Of Fame’s website. “I know the fans, tourists and the Hollywood community will be pleased with our […]

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Italy to not allow Lifeline ship with 234 migrants on board to dock: minister

June 26, 2018

ChinaDaily– Italy will not allow migrant rescue vessel Lifeline to dock in its ports, the country’s interior minister confirmed on Monday. The ship has been stranded off Malta for days with over 230 people on board. It had already been denied permit to dock by both Maltese and Italian authorities last week, after carrying out its […]

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Italian PM ‘satisfied’ with ‘right direction’ at EU migration summit

June 25, 2018

Source: Xinhua Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said Sunday that he is “definitely satisfied” with the migration summit in Brussels, hailing that European leaders “have the right direction in the current debate.” The prime minister expressed his satisfaction in a tweet after the summit ended, without going into detail. When leaving the summit, his German […]

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EU hits back at Trump’s tariffs with taxes on whiskey, motorcycles

June 22, 2018

Source:ChinaDaily “Where are you, Sen. Mitch McConnell? Kentucky needs you.” That was the beginning of an editorial on June 11 in the Louisville Courier-Journal in McConnell’s home state of Kentucky that called on the Republican majority leader of the US Senate to “take off the kid gloves and do whatever it takes to resolve this […]

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