By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia is trying to attract more so-called “digital nomads” to its tropical shores by offering a more flexible visa, the country’s tourism minister said, in a move welcomed by the tourism industry on the resort island of Bali. In recent years, some Asian holiday destinations have seen an influx …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan will send a three-person delegation to attend the state funeral of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe this month, including a former parliament speaker and a former premier, the island’s presidential office said on Thursday. Abe, the longest-serving leader in modern Japan, was fatally shot at close range during a campaign …
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By Patricia Zengerle and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday approved legislation that would significantly enhance U.S. military support for Taiwan, including provisions for billions of dollars in additional security assistance, as China increases military pressure on the democratically governed island. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee backed the Taiwan Policy Act …
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By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. investment in foreign chip companies is a potential concern for the Biden administration, a White House official said on Wednesday, but he stressed it has not yet made a final decision on a potential mechanism regulating U.S. investments in China. National Security Council official Peter Harrell heralded the administration’s …
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VIENNA (Reuters) – Two-thirds of the U.N. nuclear watchdog’s 35-nation Board of Governors endorsed a non-binding statement by the United States, Britain, France and Germany on Wednesday pressing Iran to explain why uranium traces were found at three undeclared sites. At its last quarterly meeting in June the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors …
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By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) – Many Afghans are following news of a reversal in girls’ school openings in eastern Paktia province for clues on whether the Taliban will loosen restrictions on girls’ education after reneging on a pledge to reopen high schools in March. Some girls’ secondary schools in what …
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(Reuters) – More than 50 winners of a prominent global environmental prize have called on the U.N. human rights council (UNHRC) to reject Vietnam’s effort to join it, citing a crackdown on climate activists in the Southeast Asian nation. In a letter https://www.goldmanprize.org/blog/goldman-prize-winners-call-for-release-of-nguy-thi-khanh published on Wednesday, 52 winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize flagged concerns …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in Kazakhstan for a state visit on Wednesday, Chinese state media reported. It is Xi’s first trip to a foreign nation since China all but shut its borders due to COVID-19. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s office showed him greeting Xi at the airport, both leaders wearing white face …
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(Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s border force reported another round of shooting on its border with Tajikistan on Wednesday, Russian news agencies reported citing officials. Kyrgyz and Tajik border guards exchanged fire overnight on Wednesday, leaving at least one dead and others injured in the latest clash over their shared border. Kyrgyzstan said a new shootout occurred …
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By Ben Blanchard, Yimou Lee, John O’Donnell, Alexandra Alper and Trevor Hunnicutt TAIPEI/FRANKFURT/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The United States is considering options for a sanctions package against China to deter it from invading Taiwan, with the European Union coming under diplomatic pressure from Taipei to do the same, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The sources …
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