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Xinhua China-related world news summary at 0930 GMT, Sept. 7

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Lao Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, whose country holds the rotating ASEAN chair, said Wednesday that ASEAN and China had established effective dialogue mechanisms and cooperative relations between the two sides were growing stronger. (Laos-China-ASEAN)

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COLOMBO -- China remains the largest tourist source market of Sri Lanka, with over 27,000 tourists arriving in the island country in August, statistics from the country's Tourism Ministry showed here on Wednesday. (Sri Lanka-China)

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VIENTIANE -- China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) held the 19th ASEAN-China Summit and commemorated the 25th anniversary of dialogue relations between the two sides here on Wednesday.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and leaders from the 10 ASEAN members attended the summit. Li delivered a speech at the commemorative meeting. (ASEAN-China)

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RIGA -- Latvia's major dairy producer Food Union group said on Tuesday that it plans to further expand milk sale to China.

The group plans to export 300 tons of milk to China for 3 million euros, and next year to increase sales to 10 million euros, said the group's CEO Normunds Stanevics at a Tuesday meeting of the Latvian government. (Latvia-China-Dairy) Endi