Hinkley Point C will replace the existing nuclear power plant, which exploitation date will end in 2023. The UK government has approved project for the construction a nuclear power plant Hinkley Point with value of 18 billion pounds (24 billion dollars). The main part of funding for the project will provide the French company Electricite de France (EDF), the rest one-third of the sum will be provided by Chinese investors through the state company China General Nuclear.

Renho Murata was chosen for opposition leader of Democratic Party. Democratic Party is the second biggest party in Japan after conservative Liberal-Democratic Party. She won by majority of 503 out of 849 votes on party's election congress. Renho Murata is the first woman leading such a big party in Japan. Murata's election for opposition leader is important while current Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is starting to lose in polls. Murata's leading opposition party is important for the woman in Japan, where women not often are working as government officials. 

China and India yesterday held a new round of consultations on arms control. The consultations were held under the joint chairmanship of the Director of the Department of Arms Control Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Qiong and Director of the Department of Disarmament and International Security Ministry of Foreign Affairs of India Amandeep Singh Gill. The parties came to an understanding that the entry of the party which "is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons of the country" in the Nuclear Suppliers Group is essentially a multilateral issue that can be resolved only by achieved through consultation the consent of all members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group. Dialog at the bilateral level should be the assistance for corresponding debates within the Nuclear Suppliers Group.

At a meeting in Seoul, South Korea on Tuesday, the United States and South Korea vowed to come to a resolution to punish North Korea for Their recent nuclear tests. Among the most recent tests, Which launched toward Japan Earlier this month, have lead the international community to believe That North Korea is progressing with its nuclear arsenal. The most recent underground test, in fact, Caused a bigger earthquake than ever before, confirming That the test missiles are getting more powerful.

China and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) at a bilateral summit on the 25th anniversary of the dialogue partnership, signed, in addition to general joint statement, a general statement on the use of the territory of the South China Sea Code of Conduct for unplanned contacts on the sea. The Code refers to naval and military ships and aircraft of participating countries. The document, which was signed by 21 States in 2014, in detailed manner determines procedures of units and groups of Navy warships or military aircraft of the participating countries during unscheduled meetings: negotiation procedure, used means of communication and frequencies, order and sequences of procedures on the place of unplanned meetings, etc.

During the ongoing conference in Laos American Presidnet, Barack Obama, has urged China to finally accept the international court ruling on the South China Sea. Obama sees it as a source of potential conflict that could involve the world's super powers. In his presentation he emphasized: 'the landmark arbitration ruling in July, which is binding, helped to clarify maritime rights in the region'. He advises that all interested and affected parties should step on the path of diplomacy and negotations to resolve the remianing problems. Obama's words can be interpreted as a response to a recent statement from China, in which they again declared that they will not abide by the rules set in the Hague.