BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s junior economy minister Udo Philipp will go to Taiwan this week for talks with government officials and a visit to a TSMC chip factory, a ministry statement said on Monday. China has voiced its displeasure at previous visits by German officials to democratically-governed Taiwan, which rejects Chinese sovereignty claims. Germany has …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan on Monday said it had closed a probe into pagers that exploded in Lebanon in September and caused a deadly blow to Iran-backed Hezbollah, saying no Taiwanese citizens or companies were involved. Israeli media reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed responsibility for the attack during a cabinet meeting, telling ministers …
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By Subrata Nag Choudhary KOLKATA (Reuters) – A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The woman’s …
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By Mubasher Bukhari LAHORE (Reuters) -Pakistan’s Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution. The province has closed educational institutions and public spaces like parks and zoos until Nov. 17 in places including Lahore, the …
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By Gopal Sharma and YP Rajesh KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Bhutan, the Himalayan kingdom that brought the world the concept of gross national happiness, is set to build a “mindfulness city” and began raising funds on Monday to help start the ambitious project. The “Gelephu Mindfulness City” (GMC) will lie in a special administrative region with separate …
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By Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said on Monday it does not recognise China’s claims over the South China Sea, despite signing a maritime development deal with Beijing, as some analysts warned the pact risked compromising its sovereign rights. Beijing has long clashed with Southeast Asian neighbours over the South China Sea, which it claims …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China will continue to support Pakistan in counter-terrorism operations, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday, after two Chinese nationals were wounded in a shooting in the country’s commercial hub Karachi last week. China and Pakistan have the determination and ability to thwart all attempts to undermine China-Pakistan relations and make terrorists …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese scientists have recommended a region-specific diet they say is crucial to improving eating habits in the country amid a rise in obesity and lifestyle diseases, and as a means to conserve natural and environmental resources. China in October published its first set of guidelines to standardise the diagnosis and treatment …
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By Xinghui Kok SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A Singaporean man was charged on Monday with stabbing a Catholic priest celebrating a weekend Mass, court papers showed, but authorities said there was no evidence the attack was religiously motivated or an act of terror. The wealthy southeast Asian city state of 6 million is known for its …
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By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in central China imposed traffic curbs at the weekend to halt a viral craze in which thousands of university students borrowed share bikes to ride overnight to the city of Kaifeng in search of breakfast. The “Night Riding Army”, as some participants described it, clogged a highway on …
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