BEIJING -- As agreed by both China and the United States, Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will lead a delegation to the Republic of Korea (ROK) to hold economic and trade consultations with the United States from May 12 to 13, the Ministry of Commerce announced on Sunday.
The two sides will be guided by the important consensus reached between the two heads of state at their meeting in Busan and during previous calls, and will hold consultations on economic and trade issues of mutual concern, according to the ministry. (China-U.S.-Trade Talks)
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TENERIFE, Spain -- Spanish authorities launched an operation on Sunday to evacuate and transfer all passengers and part of the crew aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius.
Earlier, the vessel anchored off the Port of Granadilla on the Spanish island of Tenerife. (Spain-Hantavirus-Evacuation)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's response to the latest U.S. proposed text for ending the war was sent on Sunday to the Pakistani mediator, the official news agency IRNA reported.
According to the proposed plan, at this stage, negotiations will focus on ending the war in the region, the IRNA report said. (Iran-U.S.-Talks)
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WASHINGTON -- Iran's latest response to a U.S. plan is "totally unacceptable," U.S. President Donald Trump said Sunday.
"I have just read the response from Iran's so-called 'Representatives.' I don't like it -- TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social, without elaborating. (U.S.-Trump-Iran) ■
