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Legal experts question arbitration in forum

Editor's note: The Public International Law Colloquium on Maritime Dispute Settlement, held in Hong Kong on Friday and Saturday, attracted more than 200 legal experts from a number of countries, including China, the United States, Australia and France.

Professor cites historic records backing sovereignty

In the aftermath of the arbitral ruling presented by The Hague's Arbitral Tribunal of the Permanent Court of Arbitration on July 12, John Anthony Carty, a professor at Tsinghua University, is among a number of international academics and maritime experts who are now questioning the decision's denial of Chinese rights in the South China Sea.

Forum speakers: What they said

Tung Chee-hwa, vice-chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference

A white truck, then bodies fly

The Bastille day fireworks had just ended when a large white truck drove fast and deliberately at the crowd on the Nice waterfront on Thursday.

Premier pelted with eggs, bottles over missile site

Angry residents in a rural Republic of Korea town threw eggs and water bottles at the prime minister on Friday to protest a plan to deploy an advanced US missile defense system in their neighborhood.

Kremlin: US, Russia cooperation not discussed

President Vladimir Putin and US Secretary of State John Kerry did not discuss direct military cooperation in Syria during talks aimed at reviving the stalled peace process in the war-torn country, the Kremlin said on Friday.

Historic sites placed on 'in danger' list

UNESCO is putting five Libyan sites on its list of World Heritage in Danger.

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State Councilor's interview on the so-called award by the Arbitral Tribunal for South China Sea arbitration

On 14 July, State Councilor Yang Jiechi gave an interview to State media on the so-called award of the Arbitral Tribunal for the South China Sea arbitration during which he elaborated on China's position. The full text of the interview is as follows:

World Heritage site destroyed in clashes

Fighting between Kurdish rebels and Turkish forces damages ancient walls ranked with the Taj Mahal and Egypt's pyramids

9/11 museum stages major exhibition

To mark the 15th anniversary of the terror attacks, the Sept 11 memorial museum is staging a major special exhibition. It features artists who have transformed a day of terror - often with personal links - into works of both grief and tenderness.