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Eastern China cities tighten COVID curbs as new clusters emerge

3 Jul 2022

BEIJING (Reuters) -Cities in eastern China tightened COVID-19 curbs on Sunday as coronavirus clusters emerge, posing a new threat to China’s economic recovery under the government’s strict zero-COVID policy. Wuxi, a manufacturing hub in the Yangtze Delta on the central coast, halted operations at many public venues located underground, including shops and supermarkets. Dine-in services …

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Chance of finding missing crew off Hong Kong ‘very slim’ after storm – authorities

3 Jul 2022

HONG KONG (Reuters) – The chance of finding 27 crew members alive from a vessel that snapped in two as tropical storm Chaba passed through Hong Kong and southern China is “very slim”, government rescue authorities said on Sunday, as the search for those missing continued. On Saturday, authorities rescued three of 30 crew members …

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North Korea says U.S.-South Korea-Japan agreement materialises U.S. plan for ‘Asian NATO’

3 Jul 2022

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised the United States, South Korea and Japan’s recent agreement on strengthening military cooperation to be a means to materialise a U.S. plan for a military alliance like NATO in the region. North Korea’s foreign ministry spokesperson said as much to a question put by KCNA, the state news agency …

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Uzbekistan scraps plans to curb Karakalpak autonomy after protest

3 Jul 2022

ALMATY (Reuters) -Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Saturday dropped plans to curtail the autonomy of the country’s Karakalpakstan province following a rare public protest in the northwestern region, his office said. Friday’s rally was called to protest constitutional reform plans that would have changed the status of Karakalpakstan, an autonomous republic home to the Karakalpak …

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China lashed by year’s first typhoon, record rains forecast

2 Jul 2022

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s first typhoon of the year brought gales and rain to its southern shores on Saturday, as forecasters warned of record rainfall and high disaster risk in provinces including Guangdong, the country’s most populous. Typhoon Chaba, the Thai name for the hibiscus flower, was moving northwest at 15 to 20 km (10 …

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Taliban’s large gathering ends with calls for international recognition

2 Jul 2022

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban-run gathering of thousands of male religious and ethnic leaders ended on Saturday by asking foreign governments to formally recognise their administration, but made no signals of changes on international demands such as the opening of girls’ high schools. The Afghan economy has plunged into crisis as …

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Philippines President Marcos vetoes economic zone bill championed by sister

2 Jul 2022

MANILA (Reuters) – In one of his first legislative acts, newly-inaugurated Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has vetoed a bill sponsored by his lawmaker sister that would have created a special economic zone north of the capital, the presidential office said on Saturday. Marcos, 64, who took office on June 30 after winning the May …

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Magnitude 5.9 earthquake strikes Japan’s Hokkaido region – EMSC

2 Jul 2022

(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck the Hokkaido region of Japan on Saturday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said. The quake was at a depth of 308 km (191 miles), the EMSC said. (Reporting by Rachna Dhanrajani in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard)

Australia part of Asia, minister says on visit to Malaysian birthplace

2 Jul 2022

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Visiting the Malaysian city where she was born, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her story showed that Australia was part of Asia, as new data showed more than half of Australians were born overseas or had an immigrant parent. Wong visited Kota Kinabalu, the capital of Sabah state, where she lived for …

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