BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a “constructive” virtual dialogue with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Tuesday, with both sides agreeing to better coordinate macro policies, according to China’s commerce ministry. China also expressed concern over the additional tariffs that the United States had imposed on Chinese goods, in an exchange that …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will fly to Hanoi on Tuesday for a two-day visit to Vietnam before heading to a G20 meeting later this week in Indonesia, the Vietnamese government said. The visit at the invitation of Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son comes as the two nations mark the 10th …
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By Kiki Lo HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong will look into shortening COVID-19 quarantine requirements for travellers, while still aiming to curb the spread of the virus and prevent hospitals from being overwhelmed, the city’s new leader John Lee said on Tuesday. Lee spoke at his first weekly news conference as the city’s chief …
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By Tom Balmforth and Max Hunder KYIV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Monday his armed forces were undeterred in their efforts to “break” Moscow’s will to pursue a nearly five-month war, while Russia’s Vladimir Putin hailed his military’s victory in the grueling battle of Luhansk. Russia captured the city of Lysychansk in …
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By Hyonhee Shin and Yeni Seo SEOUL (Reuters) – A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat. Military service is hugely contentious in South Korea …
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ALMATY (Reuters) -Eighteen people were killed and 243 wounded during unrest in Uzbekistan’s autonomous province of Karakalpakstan last week, Uzbek authorities said on Monday – the worst bout of violence in the Central Asian nation in 17 years. Security forces detained 516 people during the protests, which broke out over plans to curtail Karakalpakstan’s autonomy, …
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By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has dismissed reports that he plans to resign in the near future, saying he is on track to visit Canada this month and hopes to be able to go to Moscow and Kyiv as soon as possible after that. In an exclusive interview in his Vatican …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s new health secretary said on Monday he hoped the border with Shenzhen would reopen before Aug. 4, a move that would mark a significant relaxation of China’s strict border controls, generating divided opinions on Chinese social media. Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau posted a blog on Hong Kong’s Health Bureau website …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday rejected as an irresponsible smear a warning from the chief of NASA that China might “take over” the moon as part of a military programme, saying it has always called for the building of a community of nations in outer space. China has stepped up the pace of its …
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By Yew Lun Tian BEIJING (Reuters) -Western envoys in China criticised Russia on Monday for its invasion of Ukraine, with the U.S. ambassador saying China should not spread Russian “propaganda”, during an unusual public forum in a country that has declined to condemn Moscow’s attack. Speaking at the World Peace Forum, organised by Tsinghua University, …
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