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Transcending cultures: (L) An Indian mother breastfeeds her child in Jaipur, India. A member of the hill tribe in Laos does the same thing.
Shanghai’s New Milk Bank Saves Premature Infants

Another milk bank opens in the country. China faces a dwindling number of breastfeeding mothers as the infant formula market continues to grow.

 An unidentified flying object, or UFO, is any apparent anomaly in the sky.
'Insane UFO sightings' on ISS no more than Space Dandruff: Ex-NASA engineer

Former NASA engineer James Oberg has decided to dig around the existing reported UFO sightings and stories from the International Space Station (ISS) by the help of science, leading him to a conclusion that most of these UFOS are only "space dandruff."

Planes of Air China dock on the tarmac at Beijing Capital International Airport, one of the busiest in the world.
Shenzhen to Build Three New Airports as Flights Are Seen to Double by 2020

Shenzhen is set to build three new airports with the aim to transform the city into a transport hub of southern China, according to a report by the South China Morning Post.

Chinese Admiral Sun Jianguo speaks before delegates at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on June 5.
China Not Afraid of Trouble in South China Sea

China has restated its sovereignty over the disputed islands in the South China Sea and said it “has no fear of trouble” as it repulsed pressure from the U.S. to halt activities in the area, Reuters reported.

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China's First Lady Peng Liyuan is a staunch supporter of the country's anti-AIDS advocacy.
More Chinese Ladies Added to World's Most Powerful Women List: Forbes

Nine Chinese women have made it to this year’s Forbes Power Women list, marking the country’s strongest showing by having the second highest number of representatives next to the United States.

Traveller men chat and enjoy the sunshine during the Appleby Horse Fair on June 2, 2016 in Appleby, England.
Who brought agriculture to Europe? Stone Age Aegean Sea migrants, scientists say

The European agriculture was gifted by a group of Stone Age migrants from the Aegean Sea region who moved to the continent nearly 8,000 years ago. At that time, Europe was still dominated by hunter-gatherers.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi lectures Canadian reporter on human rights question.
Report: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's Interview Lecture to Canadian Journalist Is Staged

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi’s sudden outburst against a Canadian reporter’s human rights question during a rare visit to Canada appears to be staged, says a Hong Kong-based journalist.

French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian called onto Europeans to have more visible presence in South China Sea contested waters.
Shangri-La Dialogue: France Rallies Fellow Europeans to Keep Peace in the South China Sea

France is rallying its European navies to participate in the spiteful South China Sea bout by increasing patrols in the disputed waters to uphold peace and freedom of navigation in the region.

Hong Kong remembers Tiananmen Massacre Anniversary.
China Refuses Democracy Offered by Taiwan During the Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Crackdown

China will not have democracy even after Taiwan’s new president offered to share the experience during the commemoration of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte
China Lessens Coastguard Interception on Filipino Fishermen Along Disputed Waters

The Chinese coastguard is easing their interception of Filipino fishermen who frequent the Scarborough Shoal as a friendly gesture to the Philippines’ president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, proof that China wants to be friends with his government.

Chinese factories struggle as laborers are replaced by robots.
Guangzhou: 'Factory to the World' Struggles to Stay Alive Amid Wide Factory Automation

China’s factory workers are struggling to survive as the country sees better profit in replacing human laborers with robots amid the economic slowdown.

U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter talks during the 2016 Shangri-La Dialogue.
Shangri-La Dialogue Becomes Diplomatic Tag Team Match Between China and US Allies

Last week’s Shangri-La summit became a tag team diplomacy wrestling match between defense ministers from China and the United States who were both backed by their own allies.

U.S.-China ties undergo more pressure during a security summit in Shangri-La.
Sino-US Ties Undergo More Tension on South China Sea Maritime Issues During Shangri-La Dialogue

Tension between China and the United States continues to simmer ahead of the Shangri-La dialogue organized by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) which many expect to focus on South China Sea maritime issues.

Chinese vessels are seen around Fiery Cross Reef in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea.
China Open to Bilateral Talks with the Philippines on Disputed Sea

China signalled that it is open to holding bilateral talks with the Philippines as the two nations hold their claims over the disputed South China Sea, Reuters reported.

A worker from the Chinese cultural relic department takes pictures of a sector of the Great Wall on March 14, 2006, in Beijing, China.
Illegal Mapping Now a ‘Serious’ Case in Western China

Illegal mapping has become a “serious” problem in remote areas of western China, the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation (NASG) announced in its annual report.

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