TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan marked the 80th anniversary of its World War Two defeat on Friday, with at least one cabinet minister joining thousands of visitors at a shrine that Japan’s Asian neighbours view as a symbol of its wartime aggression. Shinjiro Koizumi, Japan’s agriculture minister and a contender in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership …
BEIJING (Reuters) -A deputy to a prominent Chinese diplomat being questioned by authorities was also detained, three people with knowledge of the matter said, a further sign of uncertainty in the top echelons of China’s diplomacy. Sun Haiyan, a senior diplomat and former ambassador to Singapore, was detained in early August around the time Liu …
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(Reuters) -South Korea intends to restore an agreement to suspend some military activity along the border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, as his government seeks to improve relations between neighbours still technically at war. The 2018 military accord was designed to curb the risk of inadvertent clashes, but broke down …
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By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG, August 15 (Reuters) -The closing submissions in a national security trial against Hong Kong pro-democracy businessman Jimmy Lai were delayed on Friday after his lawyer said he had suffered heart palpitations. The closing submissions will recommence on Monday after the court adjourned to allow Lai, 77, to …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati developed a severe bloodstream infection and remains under medical care, the royal palace said on Friday in its first announcement about her condition since 2023. The 46-year-old princess, the oldest child of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, was hospitalised in December 2022 after losing consciousness as a result of a …
By Heejin Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea will end some military activities along its border with North Korea, President Lee Jae Myung said on Friday, in his government’s latest effort to improve ties between the neighbours still technically at war. In a speech to mark the 80th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule, Lee …
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MOSCOW (Reuters) -Russian State Duma Chairman Vyacheslav Volodin met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during an official visit to Pyongyang, the Russian parliament said on Thursday. Volodin, a close ally of President Vladimir Putin, conveyed greetings from the Russian leader and thanked Kim for North Korea’s support of Russia’s military campaign in Ukraine. …
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By Nicoco Chan HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) -From sandals inspired by cabbage leaves to a tower of misshapen cat pillows, a new exhibition in Hangzhou is celebrating the weirdest and most aesthetically unappealing products available for sale online in China. The ‘Era of Uglies Has Arrived’ exhibition, organised for the first time this year by Alibaba-owned …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Pacific Islands bloc did not overturn a decision to exclude 21 donor countries, including the United States and China, from the region’s top political meeting after a lengthy debate, officials said. Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers met in Fiji, holding “robust discussion” over the decision made by Solomon Islands …
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By Riham Alkousaa BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government is reviewing whether Afghans stranded in Pakistan while awaiting resettlement in Germany will indeed be allowed to go there, its interior minister said on Thursday, as Islamabad intensifies deportations of Afghans. Pakistan has begun to deport documented Afghan refugees ahead of its September 1 deadline for them …
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