BEIJING (Reuters) – A 25-year-old man was suspected of attacking a kindergarten in China’s Guangdong province on Monday, killing six people and injuring one, triggering an outpouring of concern about violence against children at school. Media reported the attack in Lianjiang county in the southern province was a stabbing. The suspect, with the surname Wu …
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By Soo-hyang Choi ANSEONG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korea’s food situation is “still bad” despite an uptick in trade with China, the South’s unification minister, charged with handling relations with its neighbour, said on Monday. The North has suffered serious food shortages in recent decades, including famine in the 1990s, often as a result …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Torrential rain over southwest Japan triggered landslides that killed at least one person, while four were missing, as authorities urged tens of thousands to leave their homes and troops were sent to help with rescue operations. Japan is the latest country to be hit by unusually heavy rain in various parts of the …
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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) – A group of Chinese female economists who met with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen over the weekend have been lambasted on Chinese social media by some netizens who accused them of treason for meeting her and being “radical feminists”. Yellen, a trailblazer in the field of economics, had …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s cyberspace regulator on Monday mulled new rules to strengthen the management of “self media”, which refers to accounts that publish news and information but are not government-run or state-approved. Among the 13 rules, the regulator said China will regulate the sources of information regarding domestic and international current affairs, public policies …
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By Sabine Siebold BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will, for the first time, send troops to Australia as part of joint drills with some 30,000 service members from 12 other nations, underlining Berlin’s increased focus on the Indo-Pacific amid rising tensions with China in the region. In recent years, Germany has had a greater military presence …
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By Krishn Kaushik and David Brunnstrom NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – India’s multi-billion-dollar purchases of U.S. arms are less about shifting its reliance on Russian defence equipment and moving towards the West – it’s more about developing its own domestic weapons industry, security officials and analysts say. India is the world’s biggest arms importer but almost …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of supporters of Thailand’s leading prime ministerial candidate Pita Limjaroenrat rallied in the capital on Sunday ahead of a parliamentary vote for a new prime minister next week. Pita, the leader of the progressive Move Forward Party, faces an uncertain path to the premiership despite scoring a stunning victory in May’s …
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By Andrea Shalal BEIJING (Reuters) -U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said 10 hours of meetings with senior Chinese officials in recent days were “direct” and “productive”, helping stabilise the superpowers’ often rocky relationship as her four-day Beijing trip ended. Before departing China on Sunday, Yellen said the United States and China remained at odds on …
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By Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -It is “absolutely logical” that Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive water from its Fukushima nuclear plant is attracting great interest in the region, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Sunday. Grossi also said he understands concerns remain over the plan but added …
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