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1st LD-Writethru-China Focus: China services trade fair showcases innovation, promotes openness

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 2026 China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS) opened Wednesday in Beijing, as China steps up efforts to expand opening-up in services trade at the outse ...
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China firmly opposes U.S. groundless allegations on Chinese AI firms: commerce ministry

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday voiced firm opposition to the recent U.S. announcements that Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) companies are engaged in ...
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Slovakia to procure 4 more F-16 fighter jets from U.S.

In 2018, Slovakia procured its first 14 F-16 fighter jets. This is the minimum number required to carry out air-to-air and air-to-ground missions on Slovak territory under the NATO Integrated Air and ...
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Senegal reports 8 diphtheria deaths since Aug. 1

DAKAR, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Senegal has recorded 57 confirmed cases of diphtheria, including eight deaths, since the first case was confirmed on Aug. 1, according to a situation report released ...
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S. Korea not to attend memorial for Sado mine forced labor for 3rd year

SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean government has decided not to attend a memorial ceremony for Korean laborers forcibly mobilized at Japan's Sado Island Gold Mines, scheduled for Sept. 12, ...
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Xinhua Asia-Pacific news summary at 1600 GMT, Sept. 9

Shenzhou-23 mission commander Zhu Yangzhu, astronaut Zhang Zhiyuan and Hong Kong's first payload specialist Li Jiaying, or Lai Ka-ying in Cantonese, delivered an engaging and vivid science lesson to ...
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28 saved as vessel burns near Philippines' Palawan

MANILA, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-eight people had been rescued as of 9 p.m. local time after a passenger vessel carrying 124 people caught fire off Palawan in the Philippines on Wednesday, according ...
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Global forum explores new paths for cultural heritage conservation, digitization

BEIJING, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 8th International Symposium on Cultural Heritage Conservation by Digitization (CHCD) kicked off on Wednesday in Beijing to explore new pathways for the digital ...
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Xinhua Headlines: Xi's Central Asia, Middle East tour injects certainty, positive energy into world in flux

These principles are rooted in Xi's vision for global governance, first articulated with the launch of the Global Governance Initiative (GGI) at last year's SCO Summit in China's coastal city of ...
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1st LD Writethru: Iran's IRGC says vessels entering "restricted zone" without coordination to face sanctions

TEHRAN, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said Wednesday that if any vessel enters the "restricted zone" to be announced by Iran in regional waters without coordination, ...
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Kuai Man, Wang Yidi suffer shocking exit in WTT Macau Champions round of 32

MACAO, China, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese paddlers Kuai Man and Wang Yidi suffered shock exits in the women's singles round of 32 at the WTT Macau Champions here on Wednesday.
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Netanyahu says Israel has "absolute control" of certain Syrian area, vows to topple Iran's gov't

JERUSALEM, Sept. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Israeli troops inside Syria on Wednesday and said Israel had "absolute control" over a swathe of territory stretching ...