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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A total of 140.47 million trips were made in China during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival, up 89.1% from a year earlier but down 22.8% from the pre-COVID levels of 2019, official broadcaster CCTV said on its website. Tourism data during the June 22-24 holiday is being closely watched as a barometer …

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By Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called key ally South Korea to discuss results of his visit to China this month, South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday. Blinken told South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin he had an honest, practical and constructive dialogue with the Chinese side, …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s newly elected lawmakers will meet for the first time in a parliamentary session on July 3, a royal decree published on the official royal gazette website said on Saturday. The decree sets a motion for the formation of a new government, following the general election in May, with the vote to …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Eight Chinese war planes crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line and approached close to the island’s contiguous zone that is 24 nautical miles (44 km) off its coast on Saturday, the Taiwanese defence ministry said, in a further rise in tensions. China’s air force over the past three years has routinely flown into …

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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam was added to the watch list of the FATF international financial crime watchdog, which said the nation has nonetheless committed to proving it effectively prevents the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Friday’s decision adds the southeast Asian nation to the “grey list” of two …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States this month convened a meeting of working-level experts from China, France, Russia and the United Kingdom to discuss nuclear weapons issues including strategic risk reduction, the State Department said. White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said the talks were part of “a routine, continuing dialogue.” The department said in …

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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Pakistan on Friday criticized the United States and India after President Joe Biden met Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House and both leaders called on Pakistan to ensure its territory was not used as a base for militant attacks. Pakistan’s foreign ministry said a joint U.S.-Indian statement …

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By Doyinsola Oladipo NEW YORK (Reuters) – People from India have been traveling abroad more, and the United States is trying to accommodate the new tourism boom by opening two new consulates in the South Asian country. India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been at the White House this week in what has been billed …

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