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Hong Kong tightens radiation inspection of Japanese seafood imports-Kyodo

22 Jul 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) – Hong Kong has started strengthening radiation inspection of seafood imports from Japan, Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday. The tighter inspections started in mid-June and customs clearance of Japanese seafood was delayed by about three hours compared to the normal situation, the report said. Hong Kong on Friday conveyed its high concerns …

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China investigates two soccer association staffers

22 Jul 2023

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Two senior staffers of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have been put under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, China’s sports regulator said on Saturday. The staffers are Qi Jun, head of the CFA’s strategic planning department, and Tan Hai, director of the CFA’s technical department, China’s General Administration …

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Bringing Private King home: reaching Pyongyang is the first challenge

22 Jul 2023

By Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) – It has never been easy for the United States to secure the return of citizens from North Korea, one of the world’s most isolated nations. The task may be even harder in the case of Private Travis King, with communication between the countries now almost non-existent, …

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North Korea fires cruise missiles, says South Korean military

22 Jul 2023

By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired several cruise missiles toward the sea to the west of the Korean Peninsula, the South Korean military said on Saturday. This would be North Korea’s latest missile launch since it fired two ballistic missiles on Wednesday, as Pyongyang and Washington step up displays of military force in …

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Exclusive-G7, others ask China to stop North Korea sanctions evasion in its waters

22 Jul 2023

By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Group of Seven, European Union and three other countries plan to appeal to China for help to stop North Korea evading United Nations sanctions by using Chinese territorial waters, according to their letter seen by Reuters on Friday. “We have concerns regarding the continuing presence of multiple …

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China supplying equipment to Russia it should not, French diplomat says

22 Jul 2023

PARIS (Reuters) -French President Emmanuel Macron’s top diplomatic adviser said China was delivering items that could be used as military equipment to Russia, although not on a massive scale. Asked at the Aspen Security Forum late on Thursday if the West had seen any evidence that China has armed Russia in any way in the …

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Chinese cities brace for floods as heat scorches inland regions

21 Jul 2023

By Ryan Woo and Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) – Several Chinese cities including Shanghai and Beijing braced for flooding on Friday while inland regions baked in heat threatening to shrink the country’s biggest freshwater lake. Wild weather swings have gripped China since April, causing deaths, damaging infrastructure, wilting crops, and raising fears over its ability …

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Armenia’s Pashinyan says war with Azerbaijan ‘likely’ unless peace treaty signed – AFP

21 Jul 2023

TBILISI (Reuters) – Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview with the French AFP news agency published on Friday that a new war with Azerbaijan was “very likely” if the two countries were unable to agree a peace treaty. “So long as a peace treaty has not been signed and such a treaty …

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Retired Canadian police officer charged with illegally helping China

21 Jul 2023

OTTAWA (Reuters) – The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said a retired police officer had been charged on Friday with foreign interference, alleging he helped China “identify and intimidate someone outside the scope of Canadian law.” Canada has accused China of trying to interfere in its affairs through various schemes, including illegal police stations and the …

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