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BEIJING (Reuters) -A tropical depression may hit southern China as early as Thursday, meteorologists cautioned, bringing rain and gales to a flood-hit region still recovering from the impact of Typhoon Wutip two weeks ago. The tropical depression could make landfall somewhere between the island province of Hainan and Guangdong on the mainland on Thursday morning, …

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By Alessandro Diviggiano and Ben Blanchard BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China and Taiwan have clashed over their competing interpretations of history in an escalating war of words over what Beijing views as provocations from Taiwan’s government, and said it is impossible to “invade” what is already Chinese land. China views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory …

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TOKYO/BEIJING (Reuters) -China has begun construction of a new structure in waters between China and Japan in the disputed East China Sea, the Japanese foreign ministry said on Tuesday, adding it has lodged a protest with China. The ministry said in a statement “it is extremely regrettable” that China is pressing ahead with unilateral development …

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By Khanh Vu HANOI (Reuters) -Vietnam will remove the death penalty for eight offences from next month, including embezzlement and activities aimed at overthrowing the government, parliament said on Wednesday, sparing the life of a tycoon in a $12-billion fraud case. The National Assembly, the country’s lawmaking body, unanimously ratified the amendment to the Criminal …

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By Mike Stone WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Pentagon has successfully tested a long-range radar in Alaska that can detect missile threats from Russia or China, and could someday serve as a sensor in the Golden Dome missile defense shield. The Long Range Discrimination Radar successfully acquired, tracked, and reported missile target data, the Pentagon said on …

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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Bhumjaithai party, which left the ruling coalition last week, said on Tuesday it would seek a parliamentary no confidence vote against Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her cabinet, in another blow to the embattled premier.    Next week’s planned motion will be the first parliamentary …

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