BEIJING -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on Friday exchanged congratulations on the 45th anniversary of their countries' diplomatic relations.

China and Malaysia are friendly neighbors and important cooperation partners, said Xi in a congratulatory message. (China-Malaysia-Anniversary)

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LONDON -- The British government has announced it wants to extend its tough ivory law by adding other ivory bearing species, including hippos, walruses and some of the whale family to the protection list.

The government launched Thursday a call for evidence on the subject.

Last December the landmark Ivory Act came into force in Britain, bringing with it one of the toughest bans on elephant ivory in the world. (UK-Ivory Law)

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SINGAPORE -- Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said here on Friday that Singapore supports the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and Singapore and other countries in the Asia-Pacific region have been "active participants."

Lee made the remarks during his keynote address at the opening ceremony of the 18th Shangri-La Dialogue slated on Friday to Sunday. (Singapore-China-BRI)

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SINGAPORE -- The 18th Shangri-La Dialogue opened here Friday evening to discuss the security situation and its challenges in the Asia-Pacific.

Defense ministers, security experts and diplomats from different countries gathered in the city-state to share their views on Asia's evolving security order and its challenges, cyber-capability development, new patterns of defense cooperation, among other topics, at the dialogue. (Singapore-Shangri-La Dialogue)

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RIYADH -- The Arab League and the Gulf Cooperation Council on Thursday called on Iran to reconsider its role in the region, Saudi Press Agency reported on Friday.

In a press statement after the Gulf and Arab summits held in the Saudi city of Mecca, Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim Al-Assaf voiced in a press statement the support from the Gulf and Arab countries for Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) against the recent attacks they have witnessed. (Saudi-AL-Iran) Enditem

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