What is driving the rice prices in Japan to skyrocket?

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  Hello and welcome to World Today, I'm Ding Heng in Beijing.

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  Coming up, Vladimir Putin calls on China and Russia to further strengthen strategic cooperation.

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  The United States is sending more warplanes to reinforce its military capability in the Middle East as Iran tensions build.

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  Denmark's Prime Minister is visiting Greenland amid mounting pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump to control the island.

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  And we're going to explore what's behind the skyrocketing rise prices in Japan.

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  First up,

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  Russian President Vladimir Putin has caught on China and Russia to enhance their strategic cooperation amid global turbulence.

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  The Russian leader made a remark in a meeting with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in the Kremlin.

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  Putin emphasized deepening China-Russia cooperation in various fields.

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  Wang Yi said bilateral ties have become a resilient partnership featuring deepening political trust,

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  closer strategic alignment and sustained cooperation.

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  The senior Chinese diplomat has also held talks with his Russian counterpart,

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  Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to discuss bilateral and international issues.

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  So joining us now on the line is Dr. Zhang Xing,

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  Deputy Director of the Center for Russian Studies with East China Normal University.

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  Thank you very much for joining us.

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  So first of all, Dr. Zhang,

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  do you agree that by working together and enhancing their strategic coordination and cooperation,

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  China and Russia can jointly deliver more stability to a world of turbulence?

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