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US announces cut of share to NATO budget

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during the wrapping-up press conference of a two-day NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) defense ministers’ meeting at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2019. (Xinhua/Zheng Huansong)   The US is to cut its contribution to NATO’s operating budget, officials said on Thursday, with Germany increasing payments as …

Black boxes from crashed helicopters found in Mali

A Eurocopter Tiger (Eurocopter EC665 Tigre) helicopter (left) is seen at the French Military base in Gao, in northern Mali on November 8, 2019. Photo: VCG The black boxes from two French military helicopters that collided in Mali killing 13 soldiers have been found, a French military spokesperson said Wednesday. The crash occurred late Monday …

Once rampant, smuggling from Vietnam to China is being replaced by legal employment

○ Many Vietnamese were found illegally entering China since 2000 to find their Chinese dream in labor-intensive industries ○ As China has tightened border control and at the same time created more cooperation schemes with Vietnam, young Vietnamese are attracted to finding stable careers in China through legal ways  Some Vietnamese workers gather at Honghe, …

Growing trend of learning Chinese strengthens China-Kyrgyzstan ties

○ More people in Kyrgyzstan are learning Chinese as they are interested in China’s rapid development and want to find a job in a Chinese company ○ The trend of learning Chinese brings opportunities for people in Kyrgyzstan to better understand China’s policies, including those in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ○ Strong China-Kyrgyzstan ties help …