HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam has launched an inspection into the website of K-pop group Blackpink’s tour organiser, ahead of the group’s concert in Hanoi, over criticism from fans that it shows a map of the South China Sea with disputed boundaries. The controversy follows Vietnam’s decision to ban Warner Bros’ highly anticipated film “Barbie” over …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Zhang Jianjun, former party secretary of China central bank’s Shenzhen branch, is under investigation for suspected “serious disciplinary violation”, the country’s anti-graft watchdog said in a statement on Thursday. The one-line statement did not provide further details. (Reporting by Twinnie Siu and Meg Shen; Editing by Christina Fincher)
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will travel to Mongolia at the end of August, the Vatican confirmed on Thursday, indicating that his health is improving well enough after surgery to be able to go to the remotest area he has ever visited. The Vatican issued a detailed schedule for the Aug. …
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By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in Hong Kong arrested a man on Thursday suspected of links to pro-democracy activists based abroad, picking him up at the city’s international airport a day after arresting four others for various national security offences. Police had issued arrest warrants days earlier for eight …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday urged the military to deepen war and combat planning to increase the chances of victory in actual combat, Xinhua news agency said, renewing his call to troops to safeguard China’s sovereignty and territory. Xi said the world has entered a new period of turmoil and change and …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese weather forecasters on Thursday issued a string of heat advisories across northern parts of the country as temperatures were expected to breach 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in some areas, stressing taxed power grids. The torrid heat has gripped China for several weeks, pushing local governments to ask residents and businesses …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines on Wednesday accused China’s coast guard of harassment, obstruction and “dangerous manoeuvres” against its vessels, after another incident near a strategic feature of the South China Sea that has become a flashpoint between them. Philippine coast guard boats were assisting a naval operation on June 30 when they were “constantly …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Leading Taiwan presidential candidate William Lai said on Thursday he would hasten military reforms to make the armed forces agile and capable of withstanding conflict, but stick to the objective of ensuring that war was an “unthinkable option”. China, which claims Taiwan as its own territory, has stepped up its military threats …
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By Joyce Lee and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea is suffering from a shortage of paediatricians, partly a result of the world’s lowest birth rate and increasingly a factor behind it, leaving hospitals unable to fill posts and raising risks for children’s health, doctors say. The number of paediatric clinics and hospitals in …
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By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) -Hong Kong-born American singer Coco Lee died at 48 on Wednesday following a suicide attempt that left her in a coma, Lee’s two sisters, Carol and Nancy Lee, said in a statement posted on Instagram and Facebook. Lee died in Queen Mary Hospital in Hong Kong, where she had been living. …
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