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2017年CRI Thai PM set to speed up Sino-Thai railway project

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has confirmed that he will use Article 44 next week to accelerate the Thailand-China railway project. Speaking at Government House following a weekly cabinet meeting, Prayut said he will certainly use the Article

Rescue Crews Find All 12 Boys and Soccer Coach Alive in Thai Cave

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ROME, March 16 (Xinhua) -- Italy's new parliament on Saturday elected the speakers of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, ending a two-day session on its second official day as the country's legislative body. At the fourth round of voting for

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By Ron Corben Bangkok 29 August 2007 Thai Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont says some progress is being made in reducing violence in the country's southern provinces, which have been wracked by Muslim separatist violence. Mr. Surayud made the comment

VOA标准英语2010-Thai PM Calls for Investigations Over Pro

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Gov't to curb corruption in medical procurement

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BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. federal government officially announced that it denied the medical use of marijuana. Department of Health and Human Services concluded that marijuana has a high potential for abuse, has no accepted medical use in

Premier voices full support for HK, Macao gov'ts

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Chinese gov't studying property tax expansion: minister

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Australian gov't lifts freeze on refugee processing

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英闻天下——230 Falkland Islands Gov't Regrets Meeting Breakdown

The Falkland Islands government says it regretted that Argentine Foreign Minister Hector Timerman would refuse to meet them next week when he visits the UK. The comment comes as Argentine Foreign Ministry announced that they would not participate in