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GERMANY

Scholz urges deal with China on EVs

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday urged the European Union to quickly reach a deal with China on the tariff dispute over electric vehicles. "It makes no sense to have conflicts about this," Scholz said upon arriving at the European Council summit. China hopes that the EU will take concrete steps as soon as possible to jointly advance consultations on a price commitment plan for Chinese EVs, the Ministry of Commerce said on Thursday.

MALAYSIA

New search for MH370 plane gets green light

Malaysia announced on Friday it has agreed to launch a new search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. The Boeing 777 carrying 239 people disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while it was flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. Despite the largest search in aviation history, the plane has never been found. Transport Minister Anthony Loke said Malaysia agreed to a new search operation by maritime exploration firm Ocean Infinity, which carried out an unsuccessful search in 2018.

Agencies - Xinhua