UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -South Korean President Lee Jae Myung vowed on Tuesday to end a “vicious cycle of unnecessary military tensions” with North Korea, with the aim of achieving peaceful coexistence and shared growth. In his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly, Lee emphasized his vision of a “phased solution” to the North …
At UN, South Korean leader vows to reduce tensions with North Korea Read More »
By Christian Martinez (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said he had “constructive” trade talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and expected the dialogue to deepen over time, as both countries seek to navigate a way out of a tariff conflict. Ties deteriorated after Canada imposed tariffs on imports of China-made electric vehicles, as well …
Canadian PM expects ‘constructive’ trade talks with China to deepen Read More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong shut down ahead of Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, the world’s most powerful tropical cyclone this year, with authorities urging people to stay at home, while most passenger flights were due to be suspended until Thursday. People piled into supermarkets, leaving little on the shelves, as panic buying set in …
Hong Kong shuts down ahead of world’s biggest typhoon this year Read More »
TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s fire department said on Tuesday that 30 people were missing and two people had died in the eastern county of Hualien, where a barrier lake in the mountains burst its banks in a typhoon. Taiwan has since Monday been lashed by the outer rim of Super Typhoon Ragasa, which is now on …
Taiwan says two dead, 30 missing in east of island after typhoon Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Urumqi on Tuesday to attend events marking the 70th anniversary of Xinjiang’s founding as an autonomous region, state-run news agency Xinhua reported. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Sharon Singleton)
By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -A Chinese student activist who supported Tibetan rights has been detained for almost two months on suspicion of “inciting separatism” while temporarily visiting China from France, her friends and a human rights group say. Zhang Yadi, 22, also known as Tara, went missing in the southwestern province of Yunnan on …
China detains student for Tibet activism, rights group says Read More »
KABUL (Reuters) -In a dim home used as a small business in Afghanistan, women bent over bright cloth use needles to form intricate embroidery. But their fibre-optic network in Kandahar – their primary link to buyers – has now gone dark. Local government officials confirmed a ban on fibre-optic services in five northern provinces — …
From looms to laptops, Afghan women lose lifeline in Taliban internet ban Read More »
SEOUL (Reuters) -The foreign ministers of South Korea, Japan and the United States expressed concern about increasingly frequent destabilising activities around Taiwan in a joint statement after their meeting. The three also expressed strong opposition to “unlawful maritime claims” in the South China Sea and attempts to enforce such claims, the statement said. The statement …
Top diplomats from US, South Korea, Japan voice concern on Taiwan Strait Read More »
SEOUL (Reuters) -The chief executive of a South Korean lithium battery maker where 23 workers were killed in a fire last year was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Tuesday in the toughest ruling over an industrial accident in the country. Park Soon-kwan, the CEO of the battery maker Aricell, had been charged under …
South Korea jails CEO of battery maker for 15 years over deadly fire Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) -Senior Chinese trade negotiator Li Chenggang met political and business leaders from the U.S. Midwest, the commerce ministry said on Tuesday, with analysts speculating the region’s food exports will be key to any U.S.-China trade deal. U.S.-China commercial ties had featured in Monday’s talks, the ministry said in a statement, without giving details. …
China trade envoy meets US Midwest delegation as agriculture exports loom large in talks Read More »
