BEIJING (Reuters) -An explosion at a fireworks factory in the southern Chinese province of Hunan killed nine people and injured 26 others, the state-run Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday. The blast occurred at around 8:23 a.m. (0023 GMT) local time on Monday at a factory owned by the Hunan Shanzhou Fireworks Company Ltd. in …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s cabinet has approved a $1.2 billion bid to host a Formula One street race in its capital Bangkok in 2028, government officials said on Tuesday. If successful, the Thai capital would win a contract to host a race each year from 2028 to 2032, government spokesperson Jirayu Houngsub told a news conference. …
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By Liz Lee and Lucy Craymer BEIJING/WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will visit China from Tuesday, looking to foster trade ties and woo tourists and students, although thorny issues of security and defence will figure on his agenda in meetings with top leaders. Making his first visit to China since becoming prime …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesian police said on Tuesday that two people have been arrested over the shooting death of an Australian man and the wounding of another Australian man in a nighttime attack in a villa on the resort island of Bali. Police detained one person in the capital of Jakarta and another one was arrested …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Russia’s top presidential security adviser Sergei Shoigu was expected to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un after arriving in Pyongyang “on special instructions” from President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s Tass news agency reported on Tuesday. Shoigu will hold talks with the North Korean “leadership on implementing agreements” reached during his visit earlier in …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Kazakhstan exchanged cooperation documents covering trade, investment, tech, tourism and customs on Monday as Chinese President Xi Jinping met Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, Beijing’s state-run Xinhua news agency said. The two countries should practice multilateralism and safeguard the common interests of developing countries, Xi said, adding that they should …
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NICOSIA (Reuters) -India expects to finalise a free trade agreement with the European Union by the end of this year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, while Cyprus, which assumes the EU presidency in 2026, said better ties would be its priority. Modi, on an official visit to the east Mediterranean island, said there …
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(Reuters) – Nepal has begun exporting 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh through India’s power grid in its first move into the international energy market and positioning India as a key facilitator of regional electricity trading. Nepal is also exporting 80 MW to Bihar state in India’s east, Nepal’s Energy Minister Dipak Khadka said …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China had no comment on a think tank’s report about nuclear weapons which said China had the fastest-growing nuclear arsenals, a spokesperson for the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday. China has always adhered to the strategy of self defence, maintained its nuclear force at the minimum level required for national security, and …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka plans to discuss strategies with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to lure foreign investment, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake said on Monday, in the aftermath of the Indian Ocean nation’s financial crisis. Sri Lanka has recovered strongly from the crisis caused by a record shortage of dollars, thanks …
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