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China imported more brandy than any other spirit in 2022, most of it from France, according to research group Daxue Consulting. PHOTO: GEORGES GOBET/ AFP

CHINA’S Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced Tuesday that it will impose temporary anti-dumping measures on brandy originating in the European Union (EU) by requiring importers to pay a cash deposit on purchase.

The imported brandy originating in the EU involves dumping, the MOC said in its preliminary assessment publicized on 29 August following an investigation launched in January of this year.

Chinese tourists visit Glenorchy, New Zealand. PHOTO: SU LIANG/FILE

During China’s National Day holiday, Dong Bing and her family began a 13-day vacation in New Zealand, seeking unique experiences and natural scenery.

DONG Bing flew to Auckland from Beijing on the first day of China’s National Day holiday with her husband and five-year old son. The long-awaited overseas vacation has been highly anticipated by the family of three during the “Golden Week” which offers a nice respite for them.

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi stated that any assault on Iranian infrastructure would provoke a stronger retaliation. PHOTO: AFP/FILE

IRAN warned Israel on Tues day against attacking any of its infrastructure amid fears of a possible Israeli assault on oil or nuclear sites following Iran’s missile barrage last week.

“Any attack against infrastructure in Iran will provoke an even stronger response,” state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying.

He spoke after Israel said it was preparing a response to Iran’s 1 October missile attack on its arch-enemy, its second on the country in six months.

The prize is split between Baker and Hassabis-Jumper. PHOTO: ANI

THE 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to David Baker, Demis Hassabis, and John M Jumper, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Wednesday.

The prize is divided into two halves, with one half awarded to David Baker for his work on “computational protein design” and the other half jointly awarded to Demis Hassabis and John M Jumper for their discoveries in “protein structure prediction”, according to the Academy.

Expanded meeting of the CIS Heads of State. PHOTO: VALERY SHARIFULIN/TASS

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that their positions are often closely aligned or identical.

THE CIS leaders constantly coordinate positions on key global and regional issues, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday.

“We are constantly coordinating positions on key global and regional issues.

Financial data display in Tokyo on 8 October 2024 shows the 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ending lower than the previous day. PHOTO: KYODO

TOKYO stocks broke a three-day winning streak Tuesday as investors locked in recent gains amid concerns over tensions in the Middle East, while a stronger yen versus the US dollar weighed on exporters.

Sandalwood nursery farms

ACCORDING to the interviews in the sandalwood market, Chinese buyers are purchasing as much sandalwood as they can.

There are orders from big local merchants to produce sandalwood sculptures in Myanmar.

State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing addresses the meeting on security and development of Yangon Region yesterday.

WHEN public service personnel cooperate with the government in security with security awareness and knowledge, they can prevent weakness in security measures, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing in his speech at the meeting on security and development of Yangon Region on Konmyinttha of Yangon Region yesterday morning.

State Administration Council Chairman Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing views round the construction project site of the Myanmar-Korea Friendship (Dala) Bridge yesterday

OFFICIALS need to consider systematically setting the water clearance for vessels in waterways and piers of the Myanmar-Korea Friendship (Dala) Bridge, said Chairman of the State Administration Council Prime Minister Senior General Min Aung Hlaing on his inspection tour of the bridge project yesterday afternoon.

This aerial drone photo shows people visiting a navy vessel at the Qingdao International Sailing Centre pier in Qingdao, east China’s Shandong Province, 22 April 2024. The Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy holds open day events in multiple coastal cities including Qingdao around 23 April to mark the 75th anniversary of its founding. PHOTO: MA JIEWEN/XINHUA

MOSCOW and Beijing are intensively developing military and defence industry cooperation, while their actions are absolutely transparent and not directed against third countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said.

Top diplomat added Russia-China partnership is based on “the high level of mutual trust”.