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Welcome to 'Today' - an hour of world news and analysis -- Today keeps you informed and inspired. I'm Zhaoying

Coming up：

--Vladimir Putin says Russia is on the same page with China for the welfare of people

--SCO economic cooperation sees remarkable progress

--Miss America is scrapping the swimsuit portion from its pageant

For more on this, CRI's Zhaoying earlier spoke with Konstantin Shepin, a Beijing-based Russian journalist；Einar Tangen, author and columnist earlier spoke with Zhaoyang；Harvey Dzodin, fellow for the thinktank center for China and globalization, and also the former vice president of American Broadcasting Company；Benjamin Kumumanya, Ugandan Minister of Local Government speaking with my colleague Ding Heng.