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Xinhua China-related world news summary at 1000 GMT, July 7

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Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone conversation with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Wednesday to discuss maritime issues, at the latter's invitation.

Wang said that relations between China and the United States are generally on a sound track and that the two sides should further focus on cooperation while properly managing their differences to push forward the new type of major power relations between the two countries.(China-US-South China Sea)

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CARACAS -- The Venezuelan government on Wednesday expressed its solidarity with the Chinese people after heavy flooding caused human and material losses in large swathes of China.

In an official statement, Venezuela sends its "solidarity" with the survivors and the families of the victims "in these real moments of pain."(Venezuela-China-flooding)

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LUXEMBOURG -- Bank of China (BOC) Luxembourg Branch, together with the BOC New York Branch, on Tuesday issued the first BOC Green Bond, with the total amount equal to 3 billion U.S. dollars.

The structure of the green bond includes fixed rate and floating rate for two years, three years and five years, and denominated in Chinese currency Renminbi, U.S. dollar and euro. The bond issued by the BOC Luxembourg Branch will be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange while the bonds issued by the New York Branch will be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. (Luxembourg-Green bond)

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BEIJING -- China and Iran have pledged to cooperate to promote the implementation of a comprehensive agreement on Iranian nuclear issue.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, at the invitation of his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Javad Zarif, had a telephone conversation on Wednesday with Zarif, in which they exchanged views on China-Iran relations and the implementation of the comprehensive nuclear agreement.(China-Iran-Relations)

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SINGAPORE -- Hairline cracks found on the China-made MRT trains were due to localized impurity in aluminium car-body material that occurred during manufacturing process, said Singapore's Land Transport Authority (LTA) in a press release on Wednesday.

Local media reported earlier that hairline cracks were found on 26 out of 35 trains, which were manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and China Southern Railway Sifang and then delivered to Singapore's Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) operator SMRT. Since the news came out, defective trains have become the subject of recent media and online discussion. (Singapore-Defective Trains ) Endi