HONG KONG (Reuters) – The owner of a Ukrainian restaurant in Hong Kong said she has seen an outpouring of support from the city’s residents, who want to donate to community groups that can help mitigate the impact of the war with Russia. Olena Wang, who is married to a Hong Konger, runs the restaurant …
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(Reuters) – Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries on Thursday called for an immediate end to what they called military hostilities in Ukraine and said they believed there was “still room for a peaceful dialogue”. In a statement that made no mention of Russia, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) said it stood ready …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has recovered an F-35C warplane that fell into the South China Sea in a landing mishap in January, the U.S. Navy said on Thursday. The wreckage was recovered from a depth of about 12,400 feet using a remotely operated vehicle to attach rigging to the aircraft, which was then …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Leaders of the Quad grouping of countries — the United States, India, Australia and Japan — agreed on Thursday that what’s happening to Ukraine should not be allowed to happen in the Indo-Pacific, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said. “We’ve agreed that unilateral changes to the status quo with force like this …
By Panu Wongcha-um and Jiraporn Kuhakan BANGKOK (Reuters) – Far-off Thailand might not seem an obvious place for recruits to Ukraine’s efforts to raise an international volunteer force to defend against Russia’s invasion. But for former Thai Air Force conscript turned political activist Chanaphong “Ball” Phongpai, the cause is a natural fit for members of …
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By Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan plans to more than double its yearly missile production capacity to close to 500 this year, the island’s defence ministry said in a report, as it boosts its combat power amid what it sees as China’s growing military threat. Taiwan last year approved extra military spending of T$240 …
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By Tim Kelly and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -A Tokyo court on Thursday handed former Nissan Motor executive Greg Kelly a six-month suspended sentence for helping Carlos Ghosn hide pay from regulators, paving the way for the American lawyer to return home after more than three years in Japan. “The court finds the existence of …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -A South Korean presidential candidate dropped out on Thursday, throwing his support to conservative Yoon Suk-yeol in a surprise move that could tip the balance of next week’s closely fought election. Yoon, standard bearer of the People Power Party, the main opposition to the liberal governing party, was joined by …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Pan Pacific International, which operates a major discount store chain, said on Thursday it will provide financial support and job opportunities for 100 refugee families from Ukraine. The company, formerly known as Don Quijote Holdings, said it is still working out details such as where the families would be housed and would …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that reports on Chinese and Russian coordination ahead of Russia’s attack on Ukraine are “fake news.” Such practices of diverting attention and shifting blame are “despicable”, said Wang Wenbin, spokesperson at the foreign ministry, at a regular media briefing. Senior Chinese officials told senior Russian …
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