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China's safety watchdog urges local government to act instead of waiting for safety regulations to take effect
我國安全監管機構敦促當地政府采取行動,而不是等待安全法規生效
China's safety watchdog is calling on local governments to take immediate action to make school buses safer.
The State Administration of Work Safety says local governments should start to correct problems now, rather than wait until relevant regulations are passed.
The demand comes after a school bus accident in eastern China's Jiangsu province killed 15 children.
Monday's accident in Jiangsu is the third serious school bus accident in China in less than a month.
Meanwhile, in another accident yesterday, 2 students were killed, and more than 20 others injured, when a school bus collided with a truck in central China's Henan province.
China Expresses Regrets over Death of SKorean Coast Guard
我國對撞船事件向韓國道歉
Chinahas now expressed it's regrets over the death of a South Korean coast guard.
South Korea says a member of the country's coastguard was stabbed to death by a Chinese fisherman suspected of illegal fishing in the Yellow Sea on Monday. Another coastguard was injured in the conflict.
The fisherman has denied any wrongdoing.
South Korea's foreign ministry has summoned the Chinese ambassador and lodged an official protest to the incident.
China calling Canada's withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol "regrettable"
我國對加拿大退出《京都議定書》表示遺憾
Chinais calling Canada's decision to quit the Kyoto Protocol on climate change "regrettable."
Canada withdrew from the Protocol yesterday, saying the agreement does not include the top emitters.
Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Liu Weimin.
Several other countries have expressed the same sentiment, urging Canada to stay in the Protocol.
French foreign ministry says the move is "bad news for the fight against climate change."
Canada has become the first nation to pull out of the global treaty.
The move is expected to save money for the country.
The country's annual emissions have risen by about one third since 1990, which is impossible to meet the requirements under the Kyoto Protocol.
The latest UN climate talks in Durban, South Africa concluded with a signed agreement to begin talks next year on the creation of a new legally binding deal. The agreement will come into effect by 2020, and is largely regarded as a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol.
World should fairly evaluate China's IPR protection efforts: commerce official
商務官員稱世界應該重新評估我國的知識產權保護工作
A senior official says China has made remarkable progress in intellectual property rights protection during the past 30 years.
Li Cheng-gang, director of the Department of Treaty and Law of the Ministry of Commerce, says China has always taken a firm stance in protecting IPR and made continuous efforts in combating IPR infringement.
Li says China should strengthen exchanges and cooperation with other countries in the area of IPR protection to boost understanding.
He also says it is hoped that foreign media will report on China's IPR protection efforts fairly and objectively.
4-nation patrol succeeds in 1st escort mission over Mekong
4個國家繼續執行湄公河巡邏任務
Three Chinese police vessels have returned safely to their home port in southwest China's Yunnan province, ending the first mission in newly established joint patrols to escort vessels passing along the Mekong River.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Public Security says the four-nation patrol has set a mutually beneficial model for China to cooperate in law enforcement with neighbors in the field of security.
Last month, China, Laos, Thailand and Myanmar decided on the joint patrol along the Mekong River, after 13 Chinese sailors onboard two cargo ships were shot to death in October.
10 killed, dozens injured in northern Nigeria fighting
尼日利亞北部戰斗致使10死亡,數十人受傷
At least 10 people have been killed and dozens of others injured in the fighting in Nigeria's northern city Mai-du-guri.
Gunmen attacked troops in the city where residents heard blasts and exchange of fire.
Last week, unknown gunmen killed a police inspector there.
Bomb blasts and other forms of killing have been frequently reported in Mai-du-guri over the past months.
U.S. Defense Secretary pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
美國國防部長意外訪問阿富汗
U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is reportedly paying a surprise visit to Afghanistan.
During his two-day visit, Panetta will meet with Afghan President Hamid Karzai and Defence Secretary Abdul Rahim War-dak. He will also visit the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, troops and U.S. embassy staff.
His visit is the second stop on a holiday tour that began in Africa and will later take him to Iraq, Libya and Turkey.
However, Afghan Defense Ministry says they have received no information on Panetta's visit.
Iran refuses Obama's request to return the captured drone
伊朗拒絕奧巴馬返還捕獲小型無人飛機的要求
Iran is refusing a U.S. request to return an American drone that was captured by Iranian armed forces.
In response to a request made by U.S. President Barack Obama, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ramin Meh-man-parast says,
The spokesperson is demanding an apology from the U.S.
Iran displayed the U.S. drone on television last week and said it was downed by using electronic technology.
However, US officials insist the unmanned aircraft simply malfunctioned.
伊朗拒絕奧巴馬返還捕獲小型無人飛機的要求
伊朗拒絕美國要求返還被伊朗軍隊捕獲的美國無人駕駛飛機。
在回應美國總統巴拉克·奧巴馬的要求時,伊朗外交部發言人Ramin Meh-man-parast表示美國需要道歉。
伊朗上周在電視上播出了美國無人機并且表示這是利用電子技術。
但是,美國官員堅持這架0武裝的無人飛機是出于故障原因。
詞語解釋：
- Capture v. 捕獲
- Force n. 部隊
