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Cambodia passes law to revoke citizenship of people convicted of treason

25 Aug 2025

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) -Cambodia’s parliament passed a law on Monday that will allow people convicted of treason to be stripped of their citizenship, a new measure that comes amid a sustained crackdown on opponents of the long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party.  The law, approved by 120 of the 125 members of the CPP-dominated National Assembly, will …

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Bangladesh runs out of resources for Rohingya refugees

25 Aug 2025

By Ruma Paul COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) -Bangladesh has no scope to allocate more resources for its 1.3 million Rohingya refugees, Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus said on Monday, urging the international community to find a sustainable solution to the crisis. Children make up half the 1.3 million Rohingya refugees now living in Bangladesh, most of …

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China screened 600 million for disease, keeping up COVID-era controls

25 Aug 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese customs screened 600 million people at international ports for infectious diseases over the past five years, officials said on Monday, while pledging to refine containment protocols that became a hallmark of Beijing’s zero-COVID policy.  Customs officials detected more than 180,000 cases of infectious disease at China’s borders during that time, Zhao Zenglian, …

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Beyond the ‘bling’, China aims for deterrence in military show

25 Aug 2025

By Greg Torode HONG KONG (Reuters) -As China stages its largest-ever military parade through Beijing next week, it will be highlighting not just advancements in arms hardware, but also the vital technology required to protect, control and command the weapons it would use in any future conflict. Among the more eye-catching aircraft, hypersonic missiles and undersea …

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Exclusive-China’s new mega dam triggers fears of water war in India

25 Aug 2025

By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Krishna N. Das PARONG, India (Reuters) -India fears a planned Chinese mega-dam in Tibet will reduce water flows on a major river by up to 85% during the dry season, according to four sources familiar with the matter and a government analysis seen by Reuters, prompting Delhi to fast-track plans …

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South Korea tells China it wants to normalise ties, upgrade economic relations

25 Aug 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea hopes to normalise relations with China that have been strained in recent years, a special envoy from Seoul told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday, and agreed to boost economic cooperation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung sent a special delegation led by former parliament …

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Support for Japan PM Ishiba surges despite election defeat, poll shows

25 Aug 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) -Support for Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba surged nearly 20 percentage points, a Yomiuri newspaper public opinion poll showed on Monday, despite his ruling coalition losing its majority in July’s parliamentary election.  Support for Ishiba’s cabinet stood at 39%, surging by 17 percentage points from last month’s survey taken after the upper house …

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Vietnam plans mass evacuation, China’s Sanya shuts as Typhoon Kajiki intensifies

24 Aug 2025

By Khanh Vu and Ethan Wang HANOI/BEIJING (Reuters) -Vietnam announced plans to evacuate more than half a million people and ordered boats to stay ashore, while the southern Chinese city of Sanya closed businesses and public transport on Sunday as both braced for an intensifying Typhoon Kajiki. The storm is forecast to “brush past” the …

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South Korea special prosecutors seek to detain former PM Han over martial law crisis

24 Aug 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea special prosecutors investigating the country’s martial law crisis in December filed a court request to detain former Prime Minister Han Duck-soo, a prosecution spokesperson said on Sunday. The prosecution accused Han of abetting former President Yoon Suk Yeol in declaring martial law and committing perjury, Park Ji-young, the spokesperson, told reporters. …

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