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PYONGYANG -- This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the DPRK, which is of great importance for both countries, visiting Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting here with Ri Su Yong, member of the Political Bureau and vice-chairman of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) of the DPRK.
Despite changes in the international arena, the traditional friendship forged by the leaders of the former generations of both countries has withstood the test of time and become a shared asset of the two countries, said Wang.
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VLADIVOSTOK, Russia -- Joint projects between Russia and China in the Far East region have seen notable progress and the two sides are expected to further enhance their ties in various fields, Russian Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexander Kozlov has said.
Trade and investment between China and Russia in the Far East have both increased in recent years, Kozlov told Xinhua.
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COPENHAGEN -- "Despite difficult conditions, we continue to increase our sales and market share in our largest markets," said Niels B. Christiansen, CEO of Danish toy manufacturer Lego, on Wednesday.
China has been the major recipient of the Lego investment. The company expects to have more than 140 stores in 35 Chinese cities by the end of this year, all generated by increasingly strong sales growth in the country.
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TRIPOLI -- The UN Special Envoy to Libya Ghassan Salame confirmed on Tuesday that the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) is working to guarantee the reopening of the Mitiga International Airport, which was closed after being hit by shelling.
Salame made the remarks at the end of a visit to the airport, along with Minister of Transport Milad Ma'tug and Minister of Interior Fat'hi Bashagha.
"Currently, we are working and intensifying our efforts to reach the maximum possible guarantees for the re-operation of the Mitiga airport. The visit of our team to Mitiga and Zuwara airports aimed to eliminate the argument for their military use," Salame told a press conference. Enditem
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