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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry, responding to a question about clashes between Hong Kong protesters and the staff of its consulate in the British city of Manchester on Sunday, said on Wednesday that it had lodged representations with Britain over the incident. During a regular media briefing, ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said the representations …

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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Shanghai plans to build a 3,250-bed COVID-19 quarantine facility on a small island close to its city centre as China stands by its stringent zero-COVID controls, rather than relaxing curbs as many other countries have done. The city awarded a 1.38 billion yuan ($191 million) contract to build the centre on Fuxing …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain told China’s Charges d’Affaires in London that the right to peaceful protest must be respected, after he was summoned to explain an incident in which a protester was seen being pulled into the grounds of the Chinese consulate and beaten. “Today we have made our view clear to the Chinese authorities: …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will allow up to 12 people to gather in public from Thursday, up from four people currently, the government said, as it continues unwinding stringent COVID-19 rules. (Reporting by Hong Kong newsroom, Editing by Angus MacSwan)

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) agreed to partner on advanced air mobility certification and operations, the U.S. regulator said Tuesday. The two countries in Tokyo were set to sign a declaration of cooperation to support future aircraft development and operation and formalizing …

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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has summoned China’s Charge d’Affaires over an assault on a protester who was beaten after being dragged inside the grounds of the Chinese consulate in Manchester, England, British foreign office minister Jesse Norman said on Tuesday. “The foreign secretary has issued a summons to the Chinese Charge d’Affaires at the Chinese …

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MANILA (Reuters) – Japanese pachinko tycoon Kazuo Okada on Tuesday said he had been detained briefly upon returning to the Philippines, over criminal charges related to his forceful takeover of a $3.3 billion gambling resort in May. His arrest, over a complaint filed against him by an opponent for “grave coercion”, was made public by …

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