SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with the changed international situation”, with leader Kim Jong Un attending, state media KCNA said on Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) opened on Friday …
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There has been no sign of improvement in the political situation in Myanmar since the 2021 coup, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said following a meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he shared his counterpart’s pessimism. Singapore is a member of the Association …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the United States and China. But he and his Chinese counterparts can achieve at least one thing, say analysts …
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By Panu Wongcha-um, Poppy McPherson and Ananda Teresia BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday to discuss a stalled peace plan, according to a letter seen by Reuters and sources aware of the invitation. The proposal …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday discussed regional security issues and ways to strengthen the trilateral alliance, they said in a joint statement. It was the first meeting between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his counterparts, Akiba Takeo of Japan and …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed optimism on Friday that he would eventually hold talks with his Chinese counterpart after being snubbed by Beijing during an event in Singapore earlier this month. “I’m confident that, over time, that’s going to happen. We’re going to meet at some point in time. But we’re …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has urged Britain to stop “political manipulation” and interference in its internal affairs, according to a foreign ministry fax sent to Reuters on Friday. The comments came after British foreign minister James Cleverly earlier this week called China’s sanctioning of British parliamentarians “deplorable”. “The British side unlawfully sanctioned Chinese personnel based …
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By Leika Kihara and Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) -The Bank of Japan maintained its ultra-easy monetary policy on Friday despite stronger-than-expected inflation, signalling it will remain a dovish outlier among global central banks and focus on supporting a fragile economic recovery. The central bank also reiterated its view that inflation will slow later this year …
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By Sumit Khanna AHMEDABAD, India/KARACHI (Reuters) – Roofs were blown off houses and trees and electric poles uprooted, leaving thousands without power as a severe cyclone made landfall and rain lashed both the Indian and Pakistani coasts early on Friday. At least two people died in India’s western state of Gujarat after being swept away …
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By Tim Kelly, Sakura Murakami and Yukiko Toyoda TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan is preparing military aid for the Philippines to help secure sea approaches and safeguard Taiwan’s western flank, officials say, deepening security ties that could bring Japanese forces back there for the first time since World War Two. As it steps back from decades of …
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