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China hopes ROK will continue to properly handle THAAD issue

Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said China hopes South Korea will continue to properly handle the THAAD missile defense system issue.

Wang made the remarks during talks with his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha in Beijing.

Wang has acknowledged South Korea's pledge that it has no intention of harming China's security interests.

He called for joint efforts from the two sides to minimize their differences and create conditions for the full recovery of bilateral ties.

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Kang pledged further action to promote early normalization of bilateral ties.

French FM to visit China

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian will start an official visit to China on Friday.

The French foreign minister is expected to meet his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi and other senior Chinese officials and discuss international issues of mutual concern.

During his visit, Le Drian and Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong will co-chair the fourth meeting of the China-France High-level Dialogue on People-to-People Exchanges.

China to raise cost of IPR infringement

The Chinese State Council has said penalties for IPR infringement will be increased to reduce the cost of safeguarding such rights.

A statement says IPR protection will be improved by internet tracing of sources, real-time monitoring and online identification of infringements.

It says the government will take severe action against a batch of IPR infringement and counterfeiting cases to improve the business environment.

It adds the government will help recover the losses of property owners with better legal assistance.

Zimbabwe's incoming president thanks public, military for support

Zimbabwe's incoming president Emmerson M-nan-gag-wa has thanked Zimbabweans and the military for their support.

In his first public address to supporters upon his return to Zimbabwe from exile, Mnangagwa said he was humbled by the outpouring of support after he was sacked by former president Robert Mugabe two weeks ago.

He immediately pledged to serve the people, saying all Zimbabweans need to unite and grow the economy for employment creation.

Mnangagwa, due for swearing in on Friday, said Zimbabwe needs the support of the international community in order to rebuild its battered economy.

Putin: talks will help advance peace settlement in Syria

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that trilateral talks with the leaders of Turkey and Iran will help advance the peace settlement in Syria.

Putin's words came after he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Sochi.

Speaking to the media, Putin said that they had agreed to encourage efforts to establish a dialogue between various political groups in Syria.

The trilateral meeting follows Syrian President Bashar Assad's surprise visit to Russia on Monday, which the Kremlin said helped lay the groundwork for Wednesday's meeting.

Mladic sentenced to life for genocide

Ratko Mladic, former commander of the Bosnian Serb army, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia at the Hague.

The now 75-year-old Mladic was found guilty for the genocide related to the Srebrenica massacre, when around 7,000 to 8,000 Bosnian Muslim men and boys were killed in Europe's worst atrocity since World War II.

In addition, Mladic was found guilty of five counts of crimes against humanity during the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina from May 1992 to late 1995.

He was also found guilty of four counts of other war crimes.

The verdict comes at the end of a trial which began in 2012. Delays have been caused by Mladic's declining health.

8 recovered from plane crash in good condition

The U.S. Navy says eight people who were recovered from the crash of a transport aircraft in the Pacific are in good condition.

The Navy says that the eight are now on board the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.

Their C-2 "Greyhound" transport plane crashed while on its way to the carrier on Wednesday in the Philippine Sea, where the U.S. and Japanese navies are holding exercises.

The names of the crew and passengers are being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

The search continues for three other missing personnel.

Chinese police probe 20-billion-yuan underground bank trade

Police in Guangdong have detained seven people for underground banking, suspected to be worth 20 billion yuan, or about 3 billion U.S. dollars.

A total of 10,000 people and 148 accounts are suspected of being involved in the scheme.

The suspects allegedly made profits using exchange rates between the Yuan and Hong Kong dollars.

The investigation is ongoing.

China publishes standards on stem cell use

A general standard on research in stem cell technology has been published in China.

The document introduces general requirements on screening of donors, tissue collection, cell separation and preservation, as well as detection of stem cells.

The Chinese Society of Cell Biology led the compilation of the standard.

It says the general requirements will safeguard the interests of donors and promote standardized development of the sector.

A more detailed national standard will be published at a later date.

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上期答案：Putin informed Trump of the outcome of his meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Monday, when the Syrian leader reaffirmed his commitment to a political process, constitutional reform and elections.

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