By Liz Lee BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping called on Thursday for closer coordination with North Korea in global and regional affairs, state media reported, as the leaders of the two nuclear-armed neighbours held their first meeting in six years. Xi met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un a day after Kim and Russian …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra flew out of the country on Thursday, police said, a day before a parliamentary vote for the next prime minister and ahead of a court ruling that could see him jailed. The departure of the billionaire Thaksin, who spent a total of 15 years …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s navy conducted a “routine patrol” in the South China Sea on September 3, a spokesperson for its Southern Theatre Command said on Thursday, while accusing the Philippines of “undermining regional peace and stability” through joint patrols with other countries. The statement came as the Philippines concluded on Wednesday joint maritime exercises with …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -A Hong Kong jury convicted three people and acquitted five others on Thursday over three bomb plots aimed at shutting the city’s borders during the COVID pandemic in 2020. The defendants were accused of planting a homemade bomb in a hospital toilet and of placing a bag containing two …
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By Heru Asprihanto KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) -When Indonesian driver Rizky Azhar received a food delivery order from Malaysia, he was surprised by both the location and the accompanying note, which said the plate of smoked beef with rice was for him. The order was part of a surge in food purchases from other Southeast Asian …
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MANILA (Reuters) -An alliance of 30 influential Philippine business and civic organisations is demanding an independent investigation into what it describes as “excessive corruption” linked to government infrastructure projects. The call for action comes after President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. disclosed last month the results of an internal audit into flood control projects, revealing troubling patterns …
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday praised Slovakia for “adherence” to its friendship with China, telling its prime minister that he hoped Bratislava would continue to aid Beijing in building its relations with the broader European Union. The international community needs unity and cooperation more than ever, Xi told Prime Minister Robert Fico, …
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By Khanh Vu and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam is open to using small module reactors for its planned nuclear power plants, according to a document from the Communist Party’s Politburo, the most powerful body of the country. The Southeast Asian country, a regional manufacturing hub, is seeking to ramp up its power generation capacity …
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By Willy Kurniawan JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian authorities seeking to quell nationwide anti-government protests on Wednesday fired a police officer involved in the death of a bystander during unrest in Jakarta last week. Led by students, workers and rights groups, protests since last week over police violence and state spending priorities have spread round the world’s …
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By Jeff Mason and Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that China’s “beautiful ceremony” marking the end of World War Two should have highlighted the role that the U.S. played in Japan’s defeat. “I thought it was a beautiful ceremony. I thought it was very, very impressive,” Trump told reporters in …
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