ISLAMABAD -- The Pakistani government on Thursday reaffirmed its firm commitment to the one-China principle, describing Taiwan as an "integral and inalienable" part of China and backing Beijing's position on the Taiwan region's participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA).
Speaking at a weekly media briefing in Islamabad, Foreign Office spokesperson Tahir Andrabi said Pakistan's position on Taiwan remains "firm and steadfast."
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MENENG, Nauru -- A ceremony marking the start of pile foundation work for the China-aided sports center project was held Friday in Nauru.
"We are very happy that the government and the people of China are helping Nauru realize our dream," Nauru's Minister for Community and Youth Charmaine Scotty said, adding that the project was "tremendous" for Nauru.
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NEW DELHI -- Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said here on Friday that his country didn't trust the Americans since the latter had a habit of changing their stance on a daily basis.
"We have no trust in Americans. This is the main obstacle in the way of any diplomatic effort. We have every reason not to trust Americans, while they have no reason not to trust us," he said while speaking to a section of media persons on the conclusion of the BRICS Foreign Ministers Meeting in the Indian capital New Delhi.
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HONIARA -- Matthew Wale was elected as the Solomon Islands' new prime minister by members of parliament on Friday, Governor General of the Solomon Islands David Tiva Kapu announced.
With former Deputy Prime Minister Manasseh Maelanga withdrawing from the race just before the session began, opposition leader Wale won a 26-to-22 vote in the 50-seat parliament to defeat former Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka.
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BANGKOK -- Thailand's National Communicable Disease Committee on Friday approved the designation of hantavirus as a "dangerous communicable disease."
According to the Ministry of Public Health, the new mandate requires authorities to report suspected cases within three hours, conduct disease investigations within 12 hours, and enforce a strict 42-day quarantine for high-risk contacts. Enditem
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