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Japan logs 5th consecutive year of trade deficit in FY2025

TOKYO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Japan posted a trade deficit of 1.71 trillion yen (about 10.7 billion U.S. dollars) in fiscal 2025, marking the fifth consecutive year in the red, as higher U.S. tariffs ...
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Preview: Relegation on agenda in Thursday's La Liga games

MADRID, April 22 (Xinhua) -- La Liga closes its midweek round of matches on Thursday with three games that are vital for the struggle to avoid relegation. Bottom side Oviedo hosts third-placed ...
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Zelensky says Druzhba oil pipeline repair complete

KIEV, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that repair of the Druzhba oil pipeline has been completed. "Ukraine has finished repairing a section of the Druzhba oil ...
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China backs diplomatic efforts for lasting U.S.-Iran ceasefire: FM spokesperson

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- China supports relevant parties in continuing the political and diplomatic effort to resolve dispute with the aim of realizing a full and lasting ceasefire between the Un ...
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China says denial of flight permits to Lai Ching-te shows int'l support for one-China principle

BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese spokesperson on Wednesday said that several countries' refusal to grant flight permits to Taiwan's secessionist-minded leader Lai Ching-te for a planned visit t ...
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China's menswear sector seeks value-led growth at Shishi conference

The 2026 Shishi Fashion Industry Development Conference opens in Shishi city, southeast China's Fujian province, on April 18.
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Cambodia's trade with ASEAN up 10.5 pct in Q1 of 2026

PHNOM PENH, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia's trade volume with its fellow ASEAN member states hit 4.86 billion U.S. dollars in the first quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 10.5 percent, said a ...
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UNDP, Chinese firm deepen cooperation to support youth employment in Kenya

NAIROBI, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Tuesday signed a letter of intent with China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) Kenya office to upskill young Kenyans a ...
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2 killed in residential apartment collapse in Russia after Ukrainian drone attack

MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and 12 others injured after a residential building partly collapsed following Ukrainian drone attacks in the city of Syzran in Russia's Samara regio ...
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Urgent: Cargo ship comes under fire west of Iran, crew safe: UKMTO

LONDON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Wednesday that it had received reports that a cargo ship came under fire and is now stopped in the water west ...
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1st LD Writethru: UKMTO says Iran fired on container ship near Oman

LONDON, April 22 (Xinhua) -- A container ship was fired upon by an Iranian gunboat off the coast of Oman on Wednesday, damaging the vessel's bridge, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO ...
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Afghan police rescue infant, detain 2 kidnappers in eastern region

KABUL, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Police have rescued a one-month-old infant and taken into custody two individuals, including a woman on charge of kidnapping the child in eastern Afghanistan's Paktia provi ...