BEIJING (Reuters) – Thirty-five people were killed and 43 others injured after a car drove into a group of people outside a sports centre in China’s southern city of Zhuhai on Monday evening, state television CCTV reported on Tuesday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom, editing by Ed Osmond)
By Gerry Doyle SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China’s much-anticipated J-35A stealth aircraft, centrepiece of this week’s Zhuhai air show, has been more than a decade in the making, but experts say little is known about its capabilities. The first public appearance of the land-based J-35A will take place on Tuesday, a day after the 75th anniversary …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Beijing is pushing Pakistan to allow its own security staff to provide protection to thousands of Chinese citizens working in the South Asian nation, during talks after a car bombing in Karachi that was seen as a major security breach, sources said. Last month’s airport bombing in the southern …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will visit Peru and Brazil on Nov. 14-21 to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) and Group of 20 summits, his office said on Tuesday. Yoon will attend the APEC conference in Lima from Thursday, where he is likely to hold bilateral talks with Japanese Prime …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe HAMBANTOTA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka votes to elect a new parliament this week in a snap general election called by its Marxist-leaning president who wants a fresh mandate in the legislature to drive economic reforms in the debt-ridden island nation. Anura Kumara Dissanayake was elected president of the South Asian …
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Lui Che Woo, the casino tycoon who helped propel Macau to eclipse rival Las Vegas in gambling revenues, has died at the age of 95, his company said in a statement late on Monday. Lui, chairman of Macau casino company Galaxy Entertainment, died in Hong Kong on Nov. 7, it said, …
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By Joyce Lee and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol recently began practicing golf, for the first time in eight years, in preparation for future meetings with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, Yoon’s office confirmed on Tuesday. South Korean media said Yoon visited a golf course on Saturday for a sport …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai have arrested a 62-year-old man after a suspected hit-and-run attack at a sports centre that resulted in multiple casualties. A video of the scene following the attack on Monday evening, verified by Reuters, showed at least 20 people lying on the road. Cries of …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto congratulated Donald Trump on his election victory in a phone call after landing in Washington on an official visit that includes a meeting with President Joe Biden on Tuesday.Prabowo, who has said he will pursue a non-aligned foreign policy, posted a video of his call to Trump made …
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By John Geddie and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese lawmakers voted for Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to stay on as leader on Monday, after his scandal-tarnished coalition lost its parliamentary majority in a lower house election last month. Ishiba, who called the snap poll after taking office on Oct. 1, must now run a fragile …
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