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Xi and Lula step up meetings, firming China-Brazil ties with eyes on Trump

11 Apr 2025

By Lisandra Paraguassu BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will travel to China next month for his third meeting with President Xi Jinping since taking office in 2023, the government in Brasilia said, and a fourth meeting is already planned for July. The steady pace of bilateral meetings underscores Brazil’s warming …

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Modern Pentathlon-Beijing to host Obstacle World Championships from 2025 to 2028

11 Apr 2025

(Reuters) -Beijing will host the first four editions of the Obstacle World Championships from 2025 to 2028, World Pentathlon (UIPM) said on Friday. The maiden World Championships will launch in October this year, featuring Obstacle athletes from the Pentathlon and Obstacle Course Racing (OCR) communities competing on 100 metres, 400m and 3km courses. The introduction …

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China, EU must oppose tariff ‘bullying’, Xi tells Spanish PM

11 Apr 2025

By Joe Cash and David Latona BEIJING/MADRID (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping told Spain’s prime minister on Friday that China and the European Union must join together in defending globalisation and opposing “unilateral acts of bullying”, in a clear swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Xi, in his first public comments on the …

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South Korea’s ousted Yoon moves back to apartment with 11 pets, security

11 Apr 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol moved back on Friday with his wife and their 11 dogs and cats to their apartment in an upscale district of Seoul, close to the prosecutors’ office where the impeached leader worked before entering politics. Yoon and his wife Kim Keon Hee, known for their …

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China raises duties on US goods to 125%, calls Trump tariff hikes a ‘joke’

11 Apr 2025

By Joe Cash and Yukun Zhang BEIJING (Reuters) – China hiked its levies on imports of U.S. goods to 125% on Friday, hitting back at Donald Trump’s decision to single out the world’s No.2 economy for higher duties, while dismissing the U.S. president’s tariff strategy as “a joke.” Investors had been waiting to see how …

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Hong Kong’s rocky democratic road under Chinese rule

11 Apr 2025

HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s main opposition Democratic Party is considering disbanding amid a years-long national security crackdown by China after mass pro-democracy protests in 2019. Following is a timeline of key events in the democratic development of Hong Kong before and after the financial hub’s handover from Britain to China in 1997. Dec. …

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South Korea says two workers feared trapped in rail construction site collapse

11 Apr 2025

SEOUL (Reuters) -A rail construction site in South Korea has collapsed, with two workers feared trapped at the site in Gwangmyeong, southwest of the capital Seoul, the National Fire Agency said on Friday. Cracks had been found in an underground pillar and reported to authorities overnight, according to media reports. (Reporting by Joyce LeeEditing by …

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China’s Xi to visit Southeast Asia as trade conflict with US widens

11 Apr 2025

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping begins a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia next week, his first overseas trip this year, aiming to consolidate ties with some of China’s closest neighbours as trade tension escalates with the United States. Xi will visit Vietnam from April 14 to 15, and Malaysia and Cambodia from April 15 …

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