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US$250b deals signedChinese and U.S. companies signed deals worth more than US$250 bil-lion during U.S. President Donald Trump’s state visit to China.

President Xi Jinping on Thursday revealed the fi gure after he and Trump witnessed the signing of the agreements. China and the United States have huge potential in recip-rocal* economic and trade coopera-tion, Xi said. Deals include purchases of Boeing aircraft, Ford automobiles, U.S. soybeans and joint development of liquefi ed natural gas in Alaska.US fi rst lady visits schoolU.S. fi rst lady Melania Trump on Thursday morning visited Banchang Elementary School in Beijing, accom-panied by Peng Liyuan, wife of Chi-nese President Xi Jinping.

In a high-spirited atmosphere, Peng and Trump joined the students in their English, astronomy* and Peking Opera classes, and watched their singing and dancing perfor-mances. Trump even tried her hand at painting as she joined in with a calligraphy class. Day care centerA day care center under contract with Ctrip.com, a leading travel agency, was suspended on Thursday after staff members were caught on camera allegedly abusing toddlers.

Three of the third-party center staff in Shanghai have been detained, according to Shanghai police. To help employees solve babysitting prob-lems for children aged 18 months to 3 years, Ctrip established the center in 2016, and it was run by a third-party organization. Video footage of staff abusing children appeared online last week to public outcry. A clip showed a female staff member throwing a little girl’s schoolbag on the fl oor and pushing her violently, causing her to fall and hit her head on the corner of a table.Singles Day salesTrade on Alibaba, China’s leading e-commerce platform, reached 168.3 billion yuan (US$25.4 billion) on Saturday’s shopping promotion, up from 120 billion yuan in 2016.

Alipay, Alibaba’s mobile payment platform, handled 1.48 billion pay-ments from around the world, 41 percent more than last year. A total of 812 million orders were generated in the 24 hours, up 23 percent.

(SD-Agencies)

1. US puts on 3-carrier show of forceThree U.S. Navy aircraft carriers put on show of strength in the western Pacifi c Ocean over the weekend, the fi rst time three of the 100,000-ton behemoths* have sailed together in a decade.

The USS Ronald Reagan, USS Theodore Roosevelt and USS Nimitz and their multi-ship strike groups were participating in the four days of exercises, which ended on Tuesday.

“Multiple carrier strike force operations are very complex,” said Adm. Scott Swift, the commander of the U.S. Pacifi c Fleet.

2. ASEAN Summit kicks off in PhilippinesThe 31st Summit of the Asso-ciation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and related meetings opened in Manila, the Philippines, on Monday, with leaders of 10 ASEAN member countries and dialogue partners convening to discuss security, cooperation and regional integration.

The Philippines, ASEAN’s rotat-

ing* chair for 2017, set the theme of “Partnering for Change, Engag-ing the World,” putting security and regional integrity high on the agenda.

3. 19 drown as overloaded boat capsizes in IndiaThe death toll from the capsizing* of an overcrowded ferry on India’s Krishna River has risen to 19, with others still missing, police said on Monday.

Ramesh Bapu, a senior police offi -cer, said 21 people swam to safety or were rescued by villagers after the accident on Sunday in Krishna district.

He said about 40 passengers were on the boat, which was supposed to hold a maximum of 30 people. Offi -cials said the ferry capsized while turning toward the river bank.

4. Tens of thousands com-memorate Arafat in GazaTens of thousands of Palestinians gathered in Gaza on Saturday to commemorate* the death of vet-eran leader Yasser Arafat in the fi rst such memorial in the Hamas-run territory since 2007.

The event was billed as a show of national unity after the Islamists of Hamas struck a reconciliation* agreement last month with the rival Fatah movement founded and led by Arafat until his death in 2004.

5. Lebanon PM to return home ‘soon’Saad Hariri, whose resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister a week ago sent shockwaves* across the region, said on Sunday he is “free” in Saudi Arabia and will return to Lebanon “very soon.”

In an interview from Riyadh with his party’s Future TV, Hariri brushed aside rumors that he was under de facto* house arrest in the kingdom, from which he announced his surprise departure. “I am free here. If I want to travel tomorrow, I will,” Hariri said. (SD-Agencies)

Earthquake on Iran-Iraq border kills hundredsA man looks at a damaged building following an earthquake in the town of Darbandikhan, near the city of Sulaimaniyah, Iraq, on Monday. The powerful 7.3-magnitude* earthquake that struck the Iraq-Iran border region killed over 400 people in both countries, sent people fl eeing their homes into the night and was felt as far west as the Mediterranean* coast, authorities reported on Monday. SD-Agencies