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China’s defense minister calls for boosting regional peace

Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun on Saturday called for continuous efforts to enhance defense and security cooperation, and inject more positive energy into regional peace and stability.

Dong made the remarks while meeting separately with Fijian Min…

India’s forex reserves reach new high of 689 bln USD

India’s foreign exchange reserves rose 5.25 billion U.S. dollars to reach a new high of 689.24 billion dollars during the week ending on Sept. 6, according to the central bank.

In the previous week, forex reserves had increased 2.3 billion dollars.

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Iran sends Chamran 1 research satellite into orbit

Iran on Saturday morning launched research satellite Chamran-1 into orbit, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The satellite was launched by the homegrown three-stage solid-fuel Qaem-100 rocket, according to the report.

Chamran-1 was design…

Mongolia’s central bank lowers benchmark interest rate to 10 pct

Mongolia’s central bank has decided to reduce its benchmark interest rate to 10 percent, according to a statement by the bank on Saturday.

Byadran Lkhagvasuren, governor of the Bank of Mongolia, explained that the decision was made after evaluating t…