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Kazakh prosecutor investigates six cases of suspected deadly torture after protest

23 Feb 2022

ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh prosecutors are investigating the cases of six people detained following street protests last month who then died after being subjected to “unlawful interrogation techniques”, a senior prosecutor was quoted as saying on Wednesday. Human rights groups have urged the Central Asian country to investigate allegations of widespread rights abuses in the …

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S.Korea presidential frontrunner seeks to ‘reset’ China ties with extra THAAD missile system

23 Feb 2022

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – Plans by South Korea’s leading opposition presidential candidate to buy an additional THAAD U.S. missile system risks economic retaliation from China, his top foreign policy adviser said, but that would provide a chance to “reset” testy diplomatic ties. Kim Sung-han, who advises Yoon Suk-yeol on foreign policy, also said …

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South Korea is in talks with U.S. over Russia sanctions -Yonhap

23 Feb 2022

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea was in talks with the United States on the possibility of joining sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis, but not considering military assistance, the Yonhap news agency said on Wednesday, citing the presidential Blue House. (Reporting by Hyonhee Shin; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)

China vows to join fight against global plastic waste as UN talks loom

23 Feb 2022

By Min Zhang and David Stanway BEIJING (Reuters) – China will participate in international efforts to combat plastic pollution and build on its existing policies to cut waste, the environment ministry of the world’s top producer said on Wednesday, a week before talks on a new global plastic pact. More than 100 countries will meet …

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Singapore core inflation rises at fastest pace in nearly a decade

23 Feb 2022

SINGAPORE (Reuters) -Singapore’s key consumer price gauge rose in January by its fastest pace in nearly a decade, largely in line with economist forecasts, driven by higher inflation for food, electricity and gas, official data showed on Wednesday. The core inflation rate — the central bank’s favoured price measure – rose 2.4% in January on …

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China wants more cooking oil to come from home-grown soybeans

23 Feb 2022

By Dominique Patton and Hallie Gu BEIJING (Reuters) -China will plant soybeans on every patch of land possible this year, the agriculture minister said on Wednesday, as it seeks to reduce its dependence on huge annual imports. The minister, Tang Renjian, announced his plan after the government outlined a raft of measures to lift soybean …

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Taiwan casts wary eye at China amid Ukraine crisis, but no immediate alarm

23 Feb 2022

By Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is nervous that Beijing may take advantage of a distracted West to ramp up pressure on the island amid the crisis in Ukraine, but there have been no unusual manoeuvres by Chinese forces in recent days, officials in Taipei say. The government, always on alert …

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U.S. restricts importation of some Afghan archaeological, ethnological material

22 Feb 2022

(Reuters) – The United States has imposed restrictions on importation of certain categories of Afghan archaeological and ethnological material into the U.S., the State Department said on Tuesday. “These import restrictions are intended to prevent illicitly trafficked materials from entering the U.S. art market, thus reducing the incentive for pillage of Afghanistan’s cultural heritage and …

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Hong Kong to enforce mass testing amid predicted surge in COVID infections

22 Feb 2022

By Twinnie Siu and Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong will roll out compulsory testing for COVID-19 starting in mid-March for its 7.4 million residents, leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday, as university researchers predicted new infections could peak at a staggering 180,000 a day next month. Stringent coronavirus rules would be in place …

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