Trump orders Canadian products removed from US gov't contract lists

0:00Now the news, I'm Wunji. General Secretary Xi Jinping of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, also the Chinese president, has extended congratulations to Kim Jong-un. General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and President of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea over the country's 78th founding anniversary. Xi Jinping said China and the DPRK are friendly socialist neighbors. He said his state visit to the DPRK in June opened a new chapter in the development between the two parties and two countries. President Xi expressed willingness to work with Kim to advance the development of their respective parties and countries, enhance the well-being and friendship of the two peoples, and make greater contributions to peace, stability, development and prosperity in the region and the world. General data shows China's consumer-price index, a main gauge of inflation, rose 0.8%

1:01a year-round a year in August. The CPI was up 0.4% on a monthly basis, compared with a 0.1% decline in July. The producer-price index, which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, went up 3.8% last month. The U.S. Central Command says its forces have destroyed five uranium crude oil carriers in retaliation for attacks by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps on a U.S. Navy warship. It said the strike took place near Iran's Carc Island. It said the U.S. warship successfully evaded the attempted Iranian attacks with ballistic missiles and continued to patrol regional waters. It said the U.S. military on Saturday destroyed three Iranian crude oil carriers after the IRGC tried to attack a U.S. aircraft carrier and guided missile destroyer. The IRGC Navy has warned all crew members of oil tankers appears in Kuwait and Bahrain to immediately evacuate their vessels.

2:02The chief commander of Iran's main military command has warned that any aggression against Iranian tankers will lead to the targeting of U.S. bases in the West Asia region. The Navy of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps says its forces capture one of the U.S. Army's unmanned submarines at the entrance of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The IRGC Navy set the unmanned on-water vehicle identified as a dive LD is equipped with the world's most modern technology. The IRGC also said its air defense systems had shut down an MQ-9 reaper drone over the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military said one of his underwater drones malfunctioned during a survey of regional waters. Without mentioning whether the service was seized by Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered Canadian products removed from U.S. government contract lists in response to Canada's counter-terrorist. Trump said he has directed the General Services Administration working with the United

3:07States Trade Representative to make the move unless Canada restores full reciprocity for American farmers and companies. The order comes amid escalating trade tensions between the United States and Canada. The U.S. imposed 50 percent tariffs on about 20 billion dollars worth of Canadian goods last month, prompting Canada to retaliate with matching tariffs on an equivalent value of U.S. imports. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for national unity to navigate the trade conflict with the United States. China's Xinjiang Hong Kong Guangzhou cluster has been named the world's top innovation hub for the second straight year. This is according to a report released by the World Intellectual Property Organization. China leads with 25 clusters in the top 100, including Beijing and fifth place and the Shanghai Sujo Clustering in six. The United States has 20 such clusters. Germany follows with seven.

4:07Chinese Electro Vehicle Maker X-Pong has launched a production line for humanoid robots. The company aims to begin sales and deliveries of these robots in both China and overseas markets by 2027. Its advanced general purpose, humanoid robot completed automated final assembly and walked off the production line on its own at the launch. The company said the production line was designed specifically for large-scale robot manufacturing, and that's the news. I'm Wenji.