MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines and United States militaries have sailed together in the South China Sea for a seventh time to boost interoperability between the two sides, Manila’s armed forces said on Thursday. The exercises, held on Wednesday in waters off the provinces of Occidental Mindoro and Zambales and away from contested features, included joint …
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By Jack Kim and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s new President Lee Jae-myung held his first cabinet meeting on Thursday focused on devising an emergency package to address stagnating economic growth and aid households, moving swiftly to start tackling a top campaign pledge. Lee took office on Wednesday just hours after riding a wave …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese embassy in the Philippines urged the European Union to stop “provoking trouble” in the South China Sea on Thursday, and advised Manila not to “fantasise” about relying on outside forces to resolve disputes in the waterway. An embassy spokesperson made the comments after EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas visited the …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Health authorities in China’s southwestern Sichuan province are proposing to extend marriage leave up to 25 days and maternity leave up to 150 days, to help create a “fertility-friendly society” which boosts the country’s population. The move comes as China’s government struggles to boost birth rates in the world’s second-largest economy. China’s …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met Russia’s Secretary of the Security Council Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday, state media KCNA reported. Kim pledged unconditional support for Russia’s position on Ukraine and other international issues, the report said on Thursday. “Kim Jong Un affirmed that the government of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea …
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By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese startup ispace aims to become the first non-U.S. company to achieve a controlled moon landing as it prepares for the touchdown of its second uncrewed spacecraft on Friday, two years after its inaugural mission ended in failure. Tokyo-based ispace hopes to join U.S. firms Intuitive Machines and Firefly …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -President Lai Ching-te said on Wednesday that Taiwan “refuses to forget history” and the marking of the anniversary of China’s June 4, 1989, Tiananmen Square crackdown is to perpetuate its memory. “Authoritarian governments often choose to silence and forget history, while democratic societies choose to preserve the truth and refuse to forget those …
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By Irene Wang WAKO, Japan (Reuters) -Researchers in Japan have developed a plastic that dissolves in seawater within hours, offering up a potential solution for a modern-day scourge polluting oceans and harming wildlife. While scientists have long experimented with biodegradable plastics, researchers from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and the University of Tokyo …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China is considering imposing safety requirements for driving assistance systems, as more of the country’s automakers offer such features on cars to attract buyers. A post published by China’s national standards database on Wednesday showed that the country’s Mnistry of Industry of Information Technology had put forward a proposal to formulate the rules. …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan is “ready but not desperate” for talks with arch-rival India, its foreign minister said on Wednesday, underlining the lack of a thaw in relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours following their worst military conflict in decades. Both sides used fighter jets, missiles, drones and artillery last month in four days …
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