BEIJING (Reuters) -Three people died in eastern China after strong winds toppled a shipyard crane, authorities said on Sunday, as storms caused damage across the country, including large swaths of farmland. The deaths of security staff in the city of Wuhu occurred after the 450-tonne crane keeled over on Saturday into the security post where …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island’s defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols. This is the second time in less than a week that Taiwan has reported renewed Chinese military …
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By Daewoung Kim and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Ahead of Japan’s planned release of contaminated wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in the summer, some South Korean shoppers are buying salt and seafood in bulk to store at home and retailers are stockpiling in fear of a supply shortage. South Korea’s fisheries authorities …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police have arrested 77 people involved in 35 cases of suspected industrial espionage discovered during a recent nationwide investigation, Yonhap news agency reported on Sunday. Most cases only involved domestic companies, although eight were related to the leak of technology secrets to China or other countries, Yonhap quoted the National …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan extended its alert on ballistic missile defences on Sunday despite the expiration of North Korea’s deadline for launching a satellite had passed. Japan put its ballistic missile defences on alert last month and vowed to shoot down any projectile it deemed to threaten its territory, after North Korea notified Japan it …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s assistant foreign minister summoned South Korea’s Ambassador to China on Saturday to issue a complaint over Seoul’s criticism of recent comments made by China’s envoy in South Korea, China’s foreign ministry said on Sunday. South Korea summoned China’s ambassador on Friday to issue a protest, describing as “provocative” and possible interference …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Honduras opened an embassy in China on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, after the Central American nation cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan earlier this year. The embassy in Beijing was opened by foreign ministers from the two countries, state broadcaster CCTV reported. Honduran President Xiomara Castro is in China for a state …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan Digital Minister Audrey Tang will make a rare high-level ministerial trip to Britain this week where she is expected to visit government departments and meet a company specialising in low-earth orbit satellites, her ministry said on Sunday. Taiwan views Britain as an important democratic partner despite the lack of formal ties, …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has been spying from Cuba for some time and upgraded its intelligence collection facilities there in 2019, a Biden administration official said on Saturday, following a report about a new spying effort underway on the island. The Wall Street Journal on Thursday reported that China had reached a secret deal with …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of two giant rubber ducks anchored in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour as part of an art installation by Dutch artist Florentijn Hofman deflated on Saturday, to the disappointment of residents coming to see them in scorching heat. It was not clear why the duck deflated. Hong Kong-based art studio AllRightsReserved, …
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