LOP BURI, Thailand (Reuters) – Tickets have been selling out fast in Thailand for rides on a special “floating train”, where passengers have been enjoying the illusion of aquatic rail travel due to a post-monsoon rise in water levels. The route starts in the capital Bangkok and passes through the Pasak Jolasid dam in Lop …
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NAIROBI (Reuters) – The government of Kenya’s new President William Ruto has released loan documents related to a controversial Chinese railway that his predecessor’s administration fought a years-long battle in the courts to keep secret. The publication of the agreements for $3 billion of loans honours Ruto’s campaign promise to bring more transparency to dealings …
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(Reuters) – Remittances from Russia to Uzbekistan more than doubled year on year to $10.7 billion in the first nine months of 2022, driven by migrant labourers’ transfers, exports and capital flight, a senior Uzbek official told Reuters. Over the same period, Central Asia’s most populous nation has increased its budget deficit by $1.3 billion, …
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By Andrius Sytas VILNIUS (Reuters) – Taiwan, the world’s biggest supplier of semiconductors, will invest more than 10 million euros ($9.98 million) towards chip production in Lithuania, the head of the Taiwanese representative office in Vilnius said on Monday. Taiwan’s Industrial Technology and Research Institute will cooperate with Lithuania’s electronics manufacturer Teltonika to build semiconductor …
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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Primary schools will reopen in India’s capital New Delhi this week and curbs will be lifted on certain construction activities, authorities said on Monday, after pollution levels improved to the ‘very poor’ category from ‘severe’. Residents in the capital have been waking up in recent weeks to hazy mornings with the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Beijing will improve the way its COVID-19 prevention policy operates to make it easier for people leaving and returning to the Chinese capital, and provide aid for urgent visits to the city such as hospital appointments and important business trips, government spokesperson Xu Hejian said on Monday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing …
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s former President Moon Jae-in said on Monday he plans to give up a pair of dogs sent by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as a gift following their 2018 summit, citing a lack of support from his successor. Moon has raised the white Pungsan dogs named …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that Britain must stop any form of official exchanges with Taiwan, following plans by a British minister to visit the self-governed island, which China claims, for trade talks. Taiwan’s authorities need to stop colluding with foreign forces, said Zhao Lijian, a spokesman at the Chinese foreign …
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By A. Ananthalakshmi and Rozanna Latiff TAMBUN, Malaysia (Reuters) – After two decades as opposition leader, Malaysia’s Anwar Ibrahim was poised to finally become prime minister in 2020. But his alliance collapsed from infighting, leaving him as far away as ever from the top job. Now, Anwar, 75, is hitting the national campaign trail again, …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s escalating COVID-19 resurgence has spurred authorities and companies, including key iPhone manufacturer Foxconn, to ramp up measures to contain outbreaks, disrupting production and throwing business events into confusion. China reported on Monday 5,496 new locally transmitted COVID-19 cases for Nov. 6, the highest since May 2, when the country’s commercial capital …
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