At a State Council Information Office briefing on the 21st, Beijing said it will push to issue Regulations on Investigation and Management of Hidden Dangers of Production Safety Accidents during the 15th Five-Year Plan period. The draft rules will define what constitutes a major accident hazard, name which agency sets standards, set out how firms must inspect and remediate risks, and allow regulators to back-investigate and hold companies liable for failures to inspect or remedy. Authorities wil

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Iran foreign minister Araqchi said indirect negotiations with the U.S. through mediators including Pakistan and Qatar are ongoing. Iran submitted a seven-day plan that envisaged the Strait of Hormuz being fully reopened on day six; Araqchi said the U.S. told Tehran it accepted those terms but sought to add several clauses and he refused to say whether the additions related to security or economic issues, saying "we will not negotiate through your channel." He said Iran insists the U.S. first honour all commitments in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding before talks on other issues proceed and that in a final stage either side could raise any topic for a potential agreement.