By Hidayatullah Tahjuddin PIDIE, Indonesia (Reuters) – Rohingya Muslims who survived a harrowing 40 days on a boat across the Indian Ocean to end up in Indonesia have recounted stories of hunger and desperation, saying more than 20 of those on board died on the way. A boat that washed ashore in Indonesia’s Aceh province …
Rohingya recount stories of hunger and desperation in escape to Indonesia Read More »
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea forged ahead with its missile programme in 2022 and took steps toward resuming testing of nuclear bombs, as world events including the COVID pandemic and war fractured the already tenuous international pressure against it. The country acknowledged its first COVID-19 outbreak in May, prolonging already stringent border …
North Korea’s weapons programme defies COVID outbreak, reaches ‘uncharted territory’ Read More »
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol said on Tuesday he would advance the creation of a military unit specialising in drones, criticising the military response to a border intrusion by North Korean drones. Five North Korean drones crossed into South Korea on Monday, prompting Seoul to scramble fighter jets and attack …
South Korea’s Yoon slams response to North drones, vows to create drone unit Read More »
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military on Tuesday apologised for its failure to shoot down North Korean drones which crossed into the South’s airspace a day earlier, pledging to secure anti-drone strike capabilities. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
By Sophie Yu and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese people, cut off from the rest of the world for three years by COVID-19 curbs, flocked to travel sites on Tuesday ahead of borders reopening, even as rising infections strained the health system and roiled the economy. Zero-tolerance measures – from shuttered borders to frequent lockdowns …
Chinese make travel plans as COVID rules ease further Read More »
By Yimou Lee and Ann Wang TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan will extend compulsory military service to one year from four months from 2024 due to the rising threat the democratically governed island faces from its giant neighbour China, President Tsai Ing-wen said on Tuesday. The move, which had been well-flagged, comes as China ramps up military, …
Taiwan to extend conscription to one year, citing rising China threat Read More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Defence will deploy a surface-to-air missile defence unit in Yonaguni Island, the country’s westernmost island, near Taiwan, Jiji news reported on Tuesday. The instalment of missile troops is part of a plan to expand a Ground Self-Defense Force camp on the island, part of Okinawa prefecture, to reinforce defence …
Japan to deploy missile defence unit in Yonaguni, near Taiwan – Jiji Read More »
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s Fosun Pharmaceutical said users of its health mobile app in China can now register to have COVID-19 vaccinations in Hong Kong using BioNTech’s vaccine. (Reporting by Meg Shen and Ryan Woo; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
By Ruma Paul and Krishna N. Das DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh is trying to stop Rohingya refugees risking their lives in boats to Southeast Asia, a government official said, amid fears that this year could be one of the most deadly in years for the persecuted Muslims from Myanmar seeking new lives. A boat washed …
Bangladesh tries to stop Rohingya risking their lives at sea – official Read More »
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will eventually publish data on COVID-19 cases once a month when the disease comes under Category B management, an official at the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday. China’s management of COVID was downgraded to the less strict Category B from the current top-level Category A, as …
