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On today's program,
China's armed forces have conducted military drills around the island of Taiwan as a warning against separatist forces.
International rescue teams continue to offer assistance in Myanmar following the devastating earthquake that struck last week and a Paris courts convicted the leader of the far right National Rally Party of embezzlement.
In business, China's factory activity expands at the fastest pace in four months.
In sports,
Premier League football's back after the international break in culture and entertainment culture,
cultural connections between China and India.
Now checking the day's top stories.
The Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation army has conducted joint exercises around Taiwan.
Senior Colonel Shi says the army, navy,
air and rocket forces closed in on the island from several directions during the drill.