WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal court in Cincinnati sentenced a Chinese national to 20 years in prison on Wednesday after he was convicted last year of plotting to steal trade secrets from several U.S. aviation and aerospace companies, the Justice Department said. Xu Yanjun, the first Chinese spy extradited to the United States for …
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By Sakura Murakami and Eduardo Baptista TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he conveyed concerns over regional security to Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Thursday amid growing tensions in Asia over China’s maritime ambitions. Xi was quoted by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV as telling Kishida that China and Japan should deepen trust, areas …
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(Reuters) -Myanmar’s ruling military on Thursday freed a former British ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian economic adviser to deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi, officials said, among nearly 6,000 prisoners included in a mass amnesty. Australia said economist Sean Turnell left Myanmar on Thursday and had arrived in neighbouring Thailand, while a diplomatic …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said Asia-Pacific is no one’s backyard and should not become an arena for big power contest and no attempt to wage a new cold war will ever be allowed by the people or by our times, state media reported on Thursday. Xi made the above remarks in a …
By Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Near the grand conference halls in central Bangkok where Asian leaders will meet this week, a plethora of marijuana shops – the Thai capital’s newest tourist draw – were bustling despite a controversy that threatens the growing sector. Since Thailand decriminalised cannabis this year shops selling …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry on Thursday said Chinese President Xi Jinping was not criticising Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a day after Xi was seen confronting Trudeau at the G20 summit over alleged leaks from a meeting they held. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular media briefing that Beijing supports …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived at the Thai capital of Bangkok, where he will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping of nations, state media reported on Thursday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese prosecutors will extend the psychiatric evaluation of the man suspected of shooting former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday. Tetsuya Yamagami, an unemployed 42-year-old, has been identified by police as the suspect who approached Abe at a campaign speech on a street corner in Nara on …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol told Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Thursday he hoped the two nations can expand cooperation in infrastructure, the defence industry and other sectors, calling the Middle Eastern country a key partner for its economy and energy security, Yoon’s office said. The two held a …
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By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s nuclear armed military is set to get a new supremo later this month when General Qamar Javed Bajwa’s tenure as Chief of Army Staff comes to an end. The military is the most powerful institution in a nation seldom far from its next crisis and the …
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