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Nation and Digest

China hosts major Asia security conference

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Success in forming cooperation could shape region's future growth

Glance

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The Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia is a multinational forum for enhancing cooperation toward promoting peace, security and stability in Asia. CICA has 24 member states: Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Cambodia, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Palestine, the Republic of Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.

Top talk

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President Xi Jinping met with foreign leaders on Monday. Here are a few of their comments:

Xi vows support for Afghanistan reconstruction

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The upcoming run-off for the Afghan presidential election and the newly declared summer offensive by the Taliban have not stopped Afghan President Hamid Karzai from visiting China again.

Sino-Russian gas deal nears completion

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Beijing and Moscow are in the final phase of talks to create an agreement on exporting Russian natural gas to China, Russian President Vladimir Putin said, adding that ties between the two nations are at their all-time best.

Sailors exchange visits before joint drill

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Officers and sailors from the Chinese and Russian navies visited each other's ships in Shanghai on Monday as a joint exercise was set to begin in the East China Sea.

Beijing hospitals prepare for baby boom

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The Beijing health authority called on its top-level hospitals to reserve more beds for pregnant women with high-risk cases as more women in their late 30s plan to give birth after the capital adopted the second-child policy earlier this year.

C-section, middle age play into 2nd child decision

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Chongqing resident Su Shu, 35, went for a pre-pregnancy test in March when local media reported that the city was about to allow some couples to have a second child.

Students calculate usefulness of math in real life

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Will the advanced mathematics taught in Chinese high schools help students work out real-life problems? Probably, but very little, according to Li Zhihan, a student at Guangdong Experimental High School.

Experts call for stricter water laws

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Following a series of water-polluting incidents across the country, experts are calling for the creation of emergency response solutions and stricter supervision of tap water safety.

Sports brands found using toxic chemicals in shoes, clothes

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Soccer wear and shoes from three international sports brands, all of whom are major producers of apparel for the upcoming World Cup in Brazil, were found to contain toxic chemicals, according to a report issued by Greenpeace on Monday.

County halts hukou denials after news report

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The Xiushui county government in Jiangxi province said it has halted a practice in which its family planning agency blocked the registrations of children whose parents had violated the family planning rules until fines were paid.