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Japan says emergency rice imports, other options considered to stabilise prices

6 Jun 2025

By Kaori Kaneko TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday that “all options” were being considered to stabilise rice prices, including the use of up to 100,000 metric tons of tariff-free staple rice the government imports a year, and further emergency imports beyond that quota. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT The doubling of rice prices since last …

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US military’s logistics drill aims to burnish East Asia crisis response

6 Jun 2025

TAIPEI (Reuters) -Drills in East Asia this summer by the U.S. military body charged with moving munitions and equipment will help it better coordinate and communicate with allies in response to a crisis, its commander said on Friday. Alarmed by growing Chinese assertiveness, whether in the disputed South China Sea or around Chinese-claimed Taiwan, Washington …

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North Korea’s warship launched after botched first attempt, KCNA says

6 Jun 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea has launched a warship that was damaged in May upon its attempted first launch, state media KCNA reported on Friday. After restoring the balance of the 5,000-tonne destroyer earlier in June, it was launched on Thursday and is now moored at a pier, KCNA said. Experts will examine the hull for …

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Japan’s ispace says still unable to establish communication with moon lander after touchdown attempt

5 Jun 2025

TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese company ispace said it has not been able to establish communication with its uncrewed moon lander Resilience after its lunar touchdown attempt on Friday. Two years after its failed inaugural mission, Resilience was on ispace’s second mission in a bid to become the first company outside the United States to achieve a …

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Trump reinstates US travel ban, bars citizens of 12 countries

5 Jun 2025

By Jeff Mason and Nandita Bose WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Wednesday banning the citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States, saying the move was needed to protect against “foreign terrorists” and other security threats. The directive is part of an immigration crackdown Trump launched this year at …

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Trump administration ending protected status for Nepalese migrants

5 Jun 2025

By Ryan Patrick Jones (Reuters) -The Trump administration has moved to end deportation protections the United States granted to thousands of Nepalese people after a 2015 earthquake devastated the country, according to a government notice posted on Thursday. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in the notice that the administration is terminating temporary protected status …

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Thailand urges positive engagement after Cambodia threatens to take dispute to World Court

5 Jun 2025

BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand called on Cambodia to engage positively in efforts to settle a longstanding border dispute, stressing on Thursday it did not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice after its neighbour said it would refer the issue to the World Court. The two countries have for days made statements committing to …

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China offers cash rewards for hackers it says are Taiwanese military

5 Jun 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -Authorities in southern China announced on Thursday they were offering rewards of more than $1,000 for the arrest of 20 people they say are Taiwanese military hackers, drawing an angry reaction from Taiwan’s defence ministry. The public security bureau in the Chinese city of Guangzhou said the hackers were part of the Taiwan …

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North Korean state media report on South Korea’s presidential election

5 Jun 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean state media on Thursday reported for the first time on the outcome of South Korea’s presidential election held earlier this week. Lee Jae-myung, the candidate of the Democratic Party, was elected as South Korea’s 21st president in the election held on June 3, two months after a president was impeached over …

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