By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Solomon Islands has suspended entry into its waters for foreign navy ships pending adoption of a new process for approval of port visits, the prime minister’s office said on Tuesday, in a bid to better police its exclusive economic zones. The move followed an incident last week when a …
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By Ben Blanchard and Eduardo Baptista TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Guatemalan Foreign Minister Mario Bucaro said on Tuesday that the Central American country will “always support” Taiwan, after China conducted its largest-ever military drills around the self-ruled island earlier this month. Meeting Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen at the presidential office in Taipei, Bucaro said that Guatemala and …
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(Corrects ‘unification’ to ‘reunification’ in headline and first paragraph) BEIJING (Reuters) – Guatemalan support for Taiwan will not stop the “reunification” of China and Taiwan, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday. Zhao told reporters in Beijing during a regular news briefing that Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party was using countries that have …
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s economic growth this quarter is expected to be higher than the 5.44% rate in Q2, even with a potential fuel price hike, a senior cabinet minister said on Tuesday. Southeast Asia’s biggest economy is considering raising prices of some fuels to rein in its ballooning energy subsidies budget, a move that …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Early estimates put the damage from Pakistan’s deadly floods at more than $10 billion, its planning minister said on Monday, adding that the world has an obligation to help the South Asian nation cope with the effects of man-made climate change. Unprecedented flash floods caused by historic monsoon rains …
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By Andrea Shalal and Max Hunder MYKOLAIV, Ukraine/KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian troops bolstered by stepped-up Western military aid launched a long-awaited counter-offensive to retake territory in the south on Monday as Russian forces shelled residential areas of the Black Sea port city of Mykolaiv. Moscow acknowledged a new offensive had been launched but said it …
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BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China on Monday dismissed complaints from Taiwan about repeated harassment by Chinese drones very close to Taiwanese-controlled islands as not anything “to make a fuss about”, prompting Taipei to label Beijing as nothing more than thieves. Since China began war games and military drills near Taiwan earlier this month after the visit of …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan will consider importing vegetables from arch-rival India to mitigate floods fallout, Finance Minister Miftah Ismail said on Monday, as food prices have risen significantly. “We can consider importing vegetables from India,” the minister told local Geo News TV. Turkey and Iran could also be other options, he said. Unprecedented flash floods …
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ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board on Monday approved a request to extend Pakistan’s bailout programme by one year and augment the funding amount by $1 billion, the country’s finance minister Miftah Ismail told Reuters. Earlier he had said on Twitter that the lender had approved the seventh and eighth reviews of …
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SHENZHEN, China (Reuters) -Authorities in China’s southern city of Shenzhen shut the world’s largest electronics market of Huaqiangbei and suspended service at 24 subway stations on Monday in a bid to curb an outbreak of COVID-19. Three key buildings in the sprawling area, comprised of thousands of stalls selling microchips, telephone parts, and other components …
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