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CHINA

Guinea-Bissau President Embalo to visit country

The President of Guinea-Bissau Umaro Sissoco Embalo will pay a state visit to China from Tuesday to Saturday at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, according to the Foreign Ministry. During the visit, Xi will hold a welcoming ceremony and a banquet, and the two heads of state will hold talks. Premier Li Qiang will also meet with Embalo, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said. Beijing believes the visit will inject strong impetus into China's relations with Guinea-Bissau and boost bilateral friendship and cooperation, Lin added.

SOUTH KOREA

Samsung workers stage strike over pay, benefits

Samsung Electronics workers began a three-day strike for better pay on Monday, with their union pointing to further action should South Korea's biggest conglomerate continue to fall short of its demands. Union officials said about 3,000 strikers attended a rally in the rain near Samsung's headquarters in Hwaseong, south of Seoul. Samsung management has been locked in negotiations with the union since January, with the two sides failing to narrow differences on benefits and a rejected 5.1 percent pay raise offer from the company.

INDONESIA

Landslide kills 11 in illegal gold mine

A landslide triggered by torrential rains crashed onto an unauthorized gold mining operation on Indonesia's Sulawesi Island, killing at least 11 people, officials said on Monday. The landslide on Sunday morning in Bone Bolango regency, Gorontalo Province, killed miners and residents living near the mine, said Heriyanto, head of the local rescue agency. He said rescuers pulled out 23 people, including six injured, and recovered 11 bodies. Some 45 others are missing, he said.

China Daily - Agencies