HONG KONG (Reuters) – China has demanded that the United States immediately cancel its latest arms sale to Taiwan, the Chinese state broadcaster reported on Monday, citing the country’s Ministry of National Defence. The Pentagon said on Friday that the U.S. State Department had approved the potential sale of military technical assistance to Taiwan worth …
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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 20 people died, most of them women, and another 30 were missing after a boat carrying more than 100 people capsized in a river in central Pakistan on Monday, officials said. The overloaded boat was heading to a wedding when it capsized in the Indus river …
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KLANG, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities on Monday seized a massive haul of trafficked animal parts, including elephant tusks, rhino horns, pangolin scales and tiger bones worth around 80 million ringgit ($17.9 million), officials said at a news briefing. Authorities discovered around six tonnes of ivory tusks and other animal parts at the western port …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin met in Tokyo on Monday with his Japanese counterpart, carrying a message of reconciliation in hopes that the neighbours can overcome historical disputes and repair strained ties. Relations have been fraught for years over the bitter legacy of Japan’s occupation of Korea from 1910 …
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Several large Chinese cities including Shanghai are rolling out new mass testing or extending lockdowns on millions of residents to counter new clusters of COVID-19 infections, with some measures being criticised on the internet. China has reported an average of around 390 local daily infections in the seven days ending on Sunday, …
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By Byungwook Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government on Monday called on striking workers at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to end their month-long siege of a dock at the company’s biggest shipyard, which has paralysed production and is delaying delivery of new vessels. Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho called the occupation “outright …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Efforts to resolve historical disputes between South Korean and Japan have been renewed under new South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol, with both countries vowing to improve ties. – Relations between the two North Asian U.S. allies have been strained over disputes dating to Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation of Korea. Koreans accuse Japan of …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe gazetted orders late on Sunday for a state of emergency in the crisis-ridden island nation, in an effort to head off unrest ahead of a vote in parliament later this week to elect a new president. Sri Lanka’s beleaguered leaders have imposed a …
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MELBOURNE (Reuters) -South Korea, Australia, Indonesia and Qatar have submitted expressions of interest to replace China as hosts of next year’s Asian Cup, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday. The deadline for the four associations to submit their bid documents has been set for Aug. 31, and the AFC’s executive committee will announce the …
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By Kirsty Needham SUVA (Reuters) -Pacific island nations, courted by China and the United States, put the superpowers on notice, telling the world’s two biggest carbon emitters to take more action on climate change while pledging unity in the face of a growing geopolitical contest. Leaders at a four-day summit of the Pacific Islands Forum, …
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