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MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine court has denied a bail request from Leila de Lima, a former senator and staunch critic of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, the defendant’s lawyer said on Wednesday, thereby prolonging her detention. “Sad to inform you that the court denied Senator Leila’s bail application,” Filibon Tacardon, her legal counsel, …

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By Kaori Kaneko and Sakura Murakami TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of a small Taiwanese political party who is rising in the polls in his bid for the presidency said on Wednesday that he would not meet Chinese President Xi Jinping just for the sake of it and that there must be a clear aim …

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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s exports shrank much faster than expected in May while imports extended declines with a grim outlook for global demand, especially from developed markets, raising doubts about the fragile economic recovery. The world’s second-largest economy grew faster than expected in the first quarter thanks to robust services consumption and a …

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By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Not only presidents and chief executives are making their way to China to reconnect after three years of border closures, but also international professional wrestlers, who returned this week after the COVID-19 pandemic. China’s professional league, Middle Kingdom Wrestling (MKW), held its championship card of eight bouts on Tuesday …

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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – Vaccines against African swine fever being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global and U.S. veterinary officials said, in what would be a major breakthrough to tackle the deadly animal disease that regularly ravages pig farms worldwide. African swine fever has for years disrupted the $250 billion global …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s economy is expected to grow 3.0% to 3.5% this year, a leading joint business group said on Wednesday, unchanged from its previous forecast as the tourism sector gathers strength but exports remain sluggish. Exports are forecast to be flat or fall by 1% this year, while 30 million foreign tourists are …

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By Trevor Hunnicutt and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to China for talks in the coming weeks, an official said on Tuesday, months after Washington’s top diplomat scrapped a planned trip over a suspected Chinese spy balloon that flew across the U.S. The visit is intended by Washington …

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By Daphne Psaledakis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on Tuesday on more than a dozen people and entities in China, Hong Kong and Iran, including Iran’s defense attache in Beijing, over accusations they helped procure parts and technology for key actors in Iran’s ballistic missile development. Earlier on Tuesday, the official IRNA news …

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LONDON (Reuters) -British Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said on Tuesday China had closed reported “police service stations” at sites across the UK, and that an investigation had not revealed any illegal activity by the Chinese state at these sites. Britain has previously said reports of undeclared police stations in the country were “extremely concerning” and …

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