Robot customs officers debut in South China ports
Guangzhou (XNA) Oct 13, 2016 -
Ten intelligent robots have started to work as customs officers at three ports in the cities of Zhuhai and Zhongshan, Southern China's Guangdong province on Saturday, according to the local customs office.
They are the first batch of intelligent robots, to be used by Chinese customs at the ports of Gongbei, Hengqin and Zhongshan. The robots, named Xiao Hai, have state-of-the-art perception ...
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Cambodia embraces China's President Xi on state visit
Phnom Penh (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 -
China's President Xi Jinping promised Cambodia hundreds of millions of dollars in aid and loans on Thursday during a state visit to the nation, which is one Beijing's staunchest regional allies.
Hundreds of students waving Cambodian and Chinese flags greeted Xi alongside officials at the airport before his motorcade sped into town for an audience with the royal family and later Prime Ministe ...
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Yemen rebels deny targeting US warship
Sanaa (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 -
Yemeni rebels on Thursday denied US accusations they had targeted a US destroyer in the Red Sea which prompted cruise missile strikes on three radar sites under their control.
"Those claims are baseless," the rebel-controlled Saba news agency quoted a military official allied with the rebels as saying.
"The (rebel-allied) army and the Popular Committees (militia) have nothing to do wit ...
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US hits radar sites in first strikes on Yemen rebels
Dubai (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 -
The US military directly targeted Yemen's Huthi rebels for the first time on Thursday, hitting radar sites controlled by the insurgents after US warships came under missile attacks twice in four days.
Defence officials in Washington said five Tomahawk cruise missiles destroyed three mobile radar sites in Huthi-held territory on Yemen's Red Sea coast and that the Pentagon was preparing for po ...
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Russia says to sign S-400 air defence deal with India
Moscow (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 -
Russian President Vladimir Putin will seal a deal with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an upcoming visit to deliver Moscow's most advanced air defence system, the Kremlin said Thursday.
"An agreement on the delivery of S-400 'Triumph' anti-missile defence systems and other deals will be signed as a result of the talks," Russian news agencies quoted Putin aide Yuri Ushakov as sayi ...
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Philippines' Duterte seeks money, respect in China
Manila (AFP) Oct 13, 2016 -
Firebrand Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte heads to China next week seeking billions of dollars in investments and buckets of respect, as he pivots angrily away from traditional ally the United States.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to give the mercurial leader a warm welcome, after Duterte threatened to end a decades-long alliance with the United States and gave Beijing a timely bo ...
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Xi, Modi hold talks amid India frustrations
Benaulim, India (AFP) Oct 15, 2016 -
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed during talks late Saturday to work to resolve recent frustrations between the regional rivals, an official said.
Meeting on the eve of a BRICS summit of leading emerging nations, Modi and Xi agreed to further cooperate to combat "terrorism" and to work to reduce India's gaping trade deficit with China.
But Indian ...
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