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VIENTIANE -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for an end to the political manipulation and sensationalization of the South China Sea issue.
Wang also urged related parties to get back to the right track of implementing the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea (DOC), which was signed in November 2002 as a code of conduct for all parties involved in the South China Sea issue. (China-ASEAN-South China Sea)
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ABUJA -- Nigeria's Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma on Monday led the West African country's delegation to China for the Sino-Africa cooperation coordinators' meeting scheduled this week in Beijing.
The Nigerian representatives, together with counterparts from other African countries and China will discuss the implementation of follow-up actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) summit held last December in Johannesburg. (Nigeria-China)
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VANCOUVER -- Vancouver International Airport (YVR) celebrated the inaugural flight of China's Xiamen Airlines to North America here on Monday evening.
The new year-round, non-stop, Boeing 787 service will operate three times weekly between Vancouver and Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN). (Canada-Vancouver-China Airline)
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WELLINGTON -- A surge in exports to China helped New Zealand maintain an overall trade surplus last month, the government statistics agency said Tuesday.
China led the way in New Zealand's rising exports, with goods to China increasing by 18 percent, or 125 million NZ dollars (87.47 million U.S. dollars), from June last year. (New Zealand-China-Trade) Enditem
