Beijing has expressed its concern over the presence of a US vessel in the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung and called on Washington and Taipei to stop all military contacts, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Lu Kang said on Wednesday.

Abu Dhabi City has qualified for the final stages of the race to become the World Capital of Sports 2019, a world-class award race organised by the European Capitals and Cities of Sport Federation (ACES Europe) where only the UAE capital and Taiwan's Taipei are vying for the coveted title.

China insists that the United States should halt all official and military contacts with Taiwan as well as stop selling US arms to Taipei, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said at a meeting with US State Secretary Mike Pompeo in Beijing on Monday.

China has issued a note of protest to the United States over its plans to sell aircraft spare parts to Taiwan, Geng Shuang, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's spokesman, said on Tuesday.

Emirates and Jetstar Pacific have announced a new codeshare agreement, expanding the existing partnership between the Dubai-based carrier and Jetstar Grou