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BEIJING (Web Desk) Meanwhile, Iran’s flag were in half-mast in the country’s embassies in Canberra and Hanoi.Chinese cargo ship carrying wheat collided with Iranian oil tanker carrying 130,000 tons of gas condensates on January 6, 2018.All 32 crew members, including 2 Bangladeshi nationals, were killed in the incident.Officials and foreign diplomats …

BEIJING (Web Desk) Oil from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea has diffused into four separate slicks, covering a combined area of just over 100 square kms (39 square miles), Chinese authorites said late on Wednesday, according to Reuters.Earlier satellite imaging showed two large slicks, with …

BEIJING (Web Desk) An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109 square kms (42 square miles),the Chinese government said late on Tuesday, as maritime police scour the area for damage, Reuters reports.Satellite imaging showed a slick of 69 …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China is also shocked and sad, Wang Yi said in his Monday message to Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif adding that China spared no efforts to rescue Iranian crew members.An Iranian tanker carrying gas condensates collided with a Chinese freight ship in East China waters on …

BEIJING (Web Desk) The “Sanchi” tanker that had caught fire during a crash in the East China Sea on January 6 went under water on Sunday after burning for eight days.The Iranian oil tanker sank Sunday after the spread of fire to new oil condensate tanks created blazes as high …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China’s Education Ministry on Sunday revoked the prestigious academic title of a university professor accused of sexually harassing students, state media said, in a case that has sparked national media coverage and a nascent #MeToo movement in the country.Beihang University in Beijing said last week that it …

VANCOUVER (Web Desk) Foreign ministers from around 20 nations gather on Tuesday to discuss how to curb North Korea’s nuclear ambitions through diplomatic and financial pressure, but China, seen as a key player in any long-term solution, will be absent.The Vancouver meeting, co-hosted by Canada and the United States, comes …

BEIJING (Web Desk) The ship,which has been ablaze for almost a week since it collided with another vessel on Saturday night in the East China Sea,was about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of Sokkozaki on the island of Amami Oshima as of Thursday afternoon, a spokesman from the Coast Guard’s …

BEIJING (Web Desk) China supports efforts by North and South Korea to improve relations, President Xi Jinping told South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Thursday,Chinese state media said.In a telephone call, Xi told Moon that China was willing to push forward cooperation with South Korea and jointly maintain regional peace …

BEIJING (Web Desk) According to Navy officer Captain Mohsen Bahrami, the team, including Navy experts and up to 12 commandos, was dispatched to the crash site for heliborne operation to save possible survivors of the tragic incident.China will provide the Iranian military group with the necessary equipment, he added.A lawmaker …