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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang has allocated strategic assets to respond to the buildup of U.S. military forces in the south and vowed to develop additional military measures, the state media KCNA reported on Sunday.  “In direct proportion to the buildup of U.S. forces in Korea, our strategic interest in …

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By Patricia Zengerle and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday he will introduce legislation to deter aggression against Taiwan by identifying targets for economic measures that could be deployed rapidly if China acts against the island. Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho said his “Deter …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese authorities will cancel flights and ferries in Hainan on Saturday night before Typhoon Matmo hits the southern province, likely disrupting a peak holiday travel period for the resort island. All flights to and from the provincial capital Haikou’s international airport are expected to be cancelled from 11 p.m. (1500 GMT), the …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) -The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced new import certification requirements for shrimp and spices from Indonesia after cases of radioactive contamination were detected earlier. In a posting on its website on Saturday, Indonesian time, the agency said that it will implement the import certification requirements from certain regions of Indonesia starting …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Sanae Takaichi is likely to be Japan’s first female prime minister after winning the race on Saturday to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party. The former internal affairs minister, a conservative nationalist with an expansionary agenda, is expected to replace Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba since the LDP is the largest in parliament. Below …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport confirmed on Friday that direct flights between India and China will resume later this month, ending a halt of more than five years and signalling a cautious easing of bilateral tensions. There have been no direct flights between China and India since 2020, even though China is …

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