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Yellen swaps stories of being ‘the only woman in the room’ with Chinese economists

8 Jul 2023

By Andrea Shalal and Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, a trailblazer in the field of economics, met with six female economists in Beijing on Saturday, an effort to spotlight gender diversity following meetings with China’s largely male government leaders. Yellen, the first woman to head the U.S. Treasury, has …

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First S.Korea-US Nuclear Consultative Group meeting to be held later this month

8 Jul 2023

SEOUL (Reuters) -The first meeting of the Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) between South Korea and the United States will take place on July 18 in Seoul, South Korea’s presidential office said on Saturday. The meeting will discuss “information sharing, consultation mechanism and joint planning and execution designed to bolster nuclear deterrence against North Korea.” The …

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Biden warned China’s Xi on West’s investment after Putin meeting

8 Jul 2023

(Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden told Chinese President Xi Jinping following his meeting with Russia’s Vladimir Putin to “be careful” because Beijing relies on Western investment, according to excerpts from an interview with CNN. “I said: This is not a threat. This is an observation,” Biden said. “Since Russia went into Ukraine, 600 American corporations …

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Yellen says US wants healthy competition with China, not ‘winner-take-all’ approach

7 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is seeking a healthy competition with China based on fair rules that benefit both countries, not a “winner-take-all” approach, U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told Chinese Premier Li Qiang in a meeting in Beijing on Friday. Yellen, in prepared remarks, told Li she hoped her visit would spur more …

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Japan protests to South Korea over military drills on disputed islands

7 Jul 2023

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan has lodged protests with South Korea over military drills by the latter on disputed islands, calling the move “extremely regrettable.” Japan’s foreign ministry in a statement on Friday said it summoned a senior diplomat at the South Korean embassy in Tokyo, while the Japanese embassy in Seoul also summoned a senior South …

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Blinken to press ASEAN to take tougher line on Myanmar, China – official

7 Jul 2023

By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Washington hopes to rally Southeast Asian nations to take tougher action against Myanmar’s military junta and to push back on China’s actions in the South China Sea as top U.S. diplomat Antony Blinken heads to the region for meetings next week, a State Department official said …

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Pakistan landslide in monsoon rains kills eight children

7 Jul 2023

By Jibran Ahmad PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Eight children in northern Pakistan were killed by a landslide while playing cricket after monsoon rains, officials said on Friday, a year after unprecedented floods wrecked havoc in the South Asian country. They said the incident took place in the remote Shangla district on Thursday evening and the …

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Exclusive-IAEA chief Grossi hints at discord among Fukushima report experts

7 Jul 2023

By Sakura Murakami and John Geddie TOKYO (Reuters) -The head of the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said on Friday he had heard that one or two experts behind its report greenlighting Japan’s release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima plant may have had concerns. “There have been some ideas to the effect that one …

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Elon Musk’s SpaceX to launch satellite internet service in Mongolia

7 Jul 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) -Mongolia has granted two licences for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to operate as an internet service provider using low-orbit satellites, the government said on Friday. Millions of internet users in Mongolia will be able to access high-speed connection via Starlink, the satellite communications service operated by SpaceX, the government said in a statement. Starlink …

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