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Premier Li Qiang arrived in Singapore on Saturday for an official visit at the invitation of Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
Li highlighted the positive momentum in China-Singapore relations over the past 35 years since the establishment of diplomatic ties. He emphasized the deepening political trust, practical cooperation, and closer people-to-people exchanges between the two countries, which have set a model for mutual learning and win-win cooperation.
He noted that under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and Singapore’s leaders, bilateral relations have progressed further in recent years. Since the formation of the all-around high-quality future-oriented partnership, China and Singapore have strengthened cooperation across various sectors, benefiting both nations and contributing positively to regional peace and development.
Li stated that China is eager to collaborate with Singapore to align development strategies, expand mutually beneficial cooperation, advance modernization, and contribute to upholding true multilateralism and promoting common development in the region.
He was welcomed at the airport by Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information, Josephine Teo, and Chinese Ambassador to Singapore, Cao Zhongming.
The collective-defence agreement between Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan signals that regional powers no longer want to rely solely on external security guarantees. Whether it becomes a stabilising deterrent or another axis of rivalry remains unresolved.
Shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has slowed, according to the latest data, as uncertainty over the waterway’s reopening kept most shipowners away. Six commodity vessels crossed the strait on Tuesday, down from nine the day before and below the 10-day daily average of 11.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
Iran has said the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. fulfils the terms of an interim deal, including lifting the maritime blockade and sanctions and releasing Iran’s frozen assets.
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Australia on Thursday condemned Israel’s decision to close its criminal investigation into the deaths of Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom and six World Central Kitchen colleagues killed in Gaza in April 2024.
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains limited on Thursday, with no increase in vessel crossings as U.S.-Iran talks to resolve the conflict remained stalled. Nine commodity vessels transited the key waterway on Wednesday, unchanged from the previous day, according to Kpler data.
North Korea has fired more than 10 short-range ballistic missiles after U.S. President Donald Trump reduced American participation in joint military exercises with South Korea in an effort to revive dialogue with Pyongyang.
Georgia’s foreign trade data for January-July 2026 shows Kyrgyzstan, China and Russia as its top three export markets, highlighting its Middle Corridor ambitions and complex economic ties with Moscow.
Kazakhstan will vote on 23 August in its first parliamentary election under the new Constitution, choosing 145 members of the new Kurultai under a fundamentally changed electoral system based entirely on party lists.
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