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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will check with companies whether there were any human rights violations for Korean workers that were detained in the U.S., the presidential spokesperson said on Monday. More than 300 South Korean workers made a dramatic return home on Friday after about a week of detention in a U.S. immigration detention facility. …

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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Nepal’s interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki unveiled cabinet roles on Monday for three figures with reformist and anti-graft credentials to lead the Himalayan nation after deadly violence led to parliament’s dissolution. A former chief justice, Karki became the first woman to lead the country last week, after nationwide anti-graft protests …

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By Tim Kelly IWAKUNI, Japan (Reuters) -The United States on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, underscoring Washington and Tokyo’s growing willingness to field weapons that Beijing has condemned as destabilising. The land-based launcher, capable of firing Tomahawk cruise missiles with enough range to strike China’s eastern seaboard …

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By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will attempt to further boost its recent strategic diplomacy and power projection efforts as it hosts its annual security forum this week amid roiling regional tensions. Foreign diplomats and security analysts say they expect Chinese officials will use the Beijing Xiangshan Forum to push President Xi Jinping’s vision …

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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said no one will be exempt from an independent investigation into alleged anomalies in infrastructure projects, as he vowed to rebuild public trust as protests over corruption loom. Marcos assured the graft-weary public that the probe would break from past efforts, calling it an “inflection point” in …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun will visit China between September 17 and 18, the foreign ministry said on Monday. Cho will hold a meeting on Wednesday with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and discuss various plans including Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to South Korea next month, the ministry said in a …

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SEOUL (Reuters) -The permanent mission of North Korea to the United Nations said the country’s position as a nuclear weapons state was irreversible, denouncing U.S. “anachronistic” claims for denuclearisation, state media KCNA reported on Monday. “The position of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea as a nuclear weapons state which has been permanently specified in …

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