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1.China's Defense Ministry denies overseas base in Walvis Bay
China's Defense Ministry has denied reports that China is planning to build an overseas base in Walvis Bay, Namibia, the country's only deep-water port.
The ministry's spokesperson Geng Yansheng says the report quoted an unofficial article, which had been posted on the Internet two years ago, and had exaggerated and distorted the original source.
At the meantime, Geng Yansheng also made comment on China's effort in helping West African countries in containing the Ebola outbreak.
He says that overseas criticism over the Chinese military's role in the effort reflects the distorted mindset.
The comment was made as reports accusing that China sending troops to fight Ebola was a mere show of military strength and an attempt to reinforce influence in Africa.
2.China to strengthen law enforcement on environmental protection
Chinese authorities are set to strengthen enforcement of environmental protection laws.
A circular issued by the State Council outlines arrangements for a nationwide environmental protection campaign.
It calls for the "covering of every corner" with environmental regulations, and promises to "wage war against pollution."
The circular says enforcement officers must have "zero tolerance" of violations, and the illegal dumping of hazardous waste should be punished severely, adding that violators will be "blacklisted" and their deeds made public.
The central government also aims to actively promote transparency within law enforcement.
3.At least nine injured in China knife attack
At least nine people have been injured in a knife attack in Nanning City, capital of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
A group of knife-wielding people attacked staff members and customers at a supermarket in Jiangnan District of Nanning on Thursday afternoon.
One assailant is now in police custody. Preliminary investigation shows the suspect surnamed Zhou targeted specific individuals due to a personal dispute.
The injured have been hospitalized. 2 of them are reportedly in critical condition.
4.11 killed in SW China coal mine explosion
A coal mine explosion has killed 11 people in southwest China's Guizhou Province.
Local authorities say the accident happened in Songlin coal mine in Pan County Thursday morning.
When the mine exploded, 19 people were working underground. Eight of them survived.
The rescue is still ongoing and the cause of the explosion is being investigated.
The mine explosion was reported one day after a coal mine fire killed 24 workers in northeast China's Liaoning Province.
5.School resumes in quake-hit Sichuan
Classes have resumed for a small number of students at a junior high school in the quake zone in Kangding country, southwest China.
240 students from Muya Zuqing School in Tagong returned to school today after the completion of temporary classrooms.
But the school has nearly two thousand students, and most of them are still waiting to resume lessons following Saturday's earthquake in Sichuan province.
In all, seven thousand students have been affected by that earthquake.
6.Chinese shares hit 39-month high
Chinese shares closed at their highest in almost 39 months on Thursday, with record turnover, as last week's interest rate cut continued to boost market sentiment.
The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index finished at 2,630 points, the highest level since August 2011. The Shenzhen Component Index increased to 8,860 points.
Total turnover on the two bourses expanded to a record 619 billion yuan or 100 billion U.S. dollars, from the previous day's trading of 573 billion yuan.
7.Beijing to increase public transportation fare prices next month
Beijing's municipal government says the planned price hike for the capital's public transportation system will go into effect on December 28.
Under the new pricing scheme, for a single journey on the city's subway, the fare for a trip of no more than six kilometers is three yuan or half of a US dollars.
Traveling a distance between six and 12 kilometers will cost a passenger four yuan. Beyond that, one yuan per 10 kilometers will be added to the total fare for a single trip spanning between 12 and 32 kilometers.
If the distance of a single trip goes beyond 32 kilometers, the passenger will be charged one additional yuan for every 20 kilometers traveled. There is no price ceiling for how much a single-journey fare can cost.
As for buses, the price starts at two yuan or a third of a US dollar for the first 10 kilometers. One more yuan will be charged for every five kilometers traveled beyond 10 kilometers.
8.Thailand election delayed until 2016
Thailand is going to delay an election planned for next year to 2016.
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha, who led a military coup in May, had previously hinted at a delay to polls promised for late 2015.
He cited groups opposed to the National Council for Peace and Order as one reason for the delay.
The Thai government said martial law, which the army imposed days before it took power, will not be lifted for the foreseeable future.
This is despite an earlier pledge to lift the law in some provinces to help the tourism sector.
The former army chief Prayuth Chan-O-Cha has said the takeover was necessary to end months of political unrest in the country.
9.Venezuelan charges president's foe in alleged assassination plot
A former lawmaker in Venezuela is going to be charged over her alleged involvement in a plot to kill President Nicholas Maduro.
The office of the country's Attorney General has announced that Maria Corina Machado must appear before the National Prosecutor on December 03rd to answer to the allegations.
The alleged plot was unveiled by the governing United Socialist Party of Venezuela in May. Authorities showed several emails attributed to Machado where a plot to "
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