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BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday that an employee of Japanese firm Astellas Pharma had been detained on suspicion of espionage. The relevant Chinese authorities earlier this month took compulsory criminal measures against a Japanese citizen in accordance with the law, spokesperson Mao Ning said at a regular news briefing. “This Japanese …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s establishment of diplomatic relations with Honduras was a political decision without conditions attached, China’s foreign ministry said on Monday. Honduras announced at the weekend it had opened formal ties with Beijing and ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan. “Diplomatic ties are not something for trade,” China’s foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, seeking closer ties with Western democracies in the face of Chinese pressure, welcomed a large Czech delegation to the island on Monday, a boost for Taipei after once-loyal ally Honduras switched allegiance to Beijing. Although the number of countries that retain formal diplomatic ties with Chinese-claimed Taiwan has dwindled …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) – More than 180 Rohingya Muslims landed in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Monday, officials said, the latest among hundreds who have fled by boat from desperate conditions in Myanmar and in camps in Bangladesh. The United Nations refugee agency has said 2022 may have been one of the deadliest years at sea in …

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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – A Vietnamese ship monitored a Chinese Coast Guard vessel on Saturday in a Russian-operated gas field in Vietnam’s South China Sea exclusive economic zone (EEZ), data show – the latest Chinese patrol in a pattern stretching more than a year. Chinese coast guard ships have sailed directly into energy …

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By Rohith Nair (Reuters) -The draw for the Under-20 FIFA World Cup that was scheduled to take place in Indonesia next week will be postponed, a source told Reuters after Bali’s governor refused to host Israel’s team. The Indonesian Football Association (PSSI) said the draw that was to be held on Friday had been cancelled. …

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(Reuters) – Brazil’s Agriculture Minister Carlos Favaro said on Sunday that the Chinese government would decide on a new date for Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s visit to the country, adding that the signing of agreements between Beijing and Brasilia has been postponed. “All government actions are postponed, including those of the Agriculture …

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