By Panu Wongcha-um (Reuters) -Quake-stricken Myanmar is still in desperate need of medical assistance, field hospitals and shelters, Thailand’s foreign minister said, stressing the importance of a coordinated regional relief effort and long-term support. The 7.7 magnitude quake on March 28 was one of the strongest to hit Myanmar in a century, jolting a region …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. warned on Tuesday that Chinese intelligence was using deceptive methods to target current and former U.S. government employees for recruitment. The warning from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center comes amid mass federal firings led by Elon Musk’s Department of Government of Efficiency. “Foreign intelligence entities, particularly those in China, are …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Twenty people were killed in a fire that broke out in an apartment for the elderly at a nursing home in China, state media said on Wednesday, while authorities arrested its owner as they investigate the cause. It was the latest in a series of similar incidents in recent years, including a fire …
HANOI (Reuters) – European trade commissioner Maros Sefcovic has postponed a planned trip to Vietnam this week due to “the latest international developments,” the EU delegation in Hanoi said. Sefcovic was due to arrive in Vietnam on Thursday and attend a press event on Friday organised by the European chamber of commerce, invitations sent by …
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HANOI (Reuters) -The leaders of Vietnam and Spain on Wednesday pledged to boost economic ties and defence cooperation and voiced their support for upholding free trade, at a time when both are hit with the Trump administration’s reciprocal tariffs. Spain and Asian manufacturing powerhouse Vietnam are seeking to avert the imposition of tariffs of 46% …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG(Reuters) – A Hong Kong court sentenced a prominent social worker on Wednesday to 3 years and 9 months imprisonment for rioting during the city’s 2019 pro-democracy protests, following a retrial. Jackie Chen was convicted by Deputy District Judge May Chung in March. She had pleaded not guilty and declined to …
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By Ju-min Park and Jack Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s main opposition party head Lee Jae-myung said on Wednesday he was stepping down as party leader, amid expectations that the current populist front-runner for the presidency in opinion polls would soon declare his run. South Korea’s labour minister, Kim Moon-soo, who has been among ruling …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – The mayor of Seoul, Oh Se-hoon, will announce his bid for the South Korean presidency, Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday. South Korea will hold a presidential election on June 3, after former president Yoon Suk Yeol’s impeachment stemming from a December martial law declaration was upheld on April 4. Oh will …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A deep, 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Taiwan’s rural northeastern county of Yilan on Wednesday, the island’s weather administration said, with no reports of damage. The quake, which shook buildings in capital Taipei, had a depth of 72.4 km (45 miles), the weather administration said. Taiwan’s fire department said there had been no …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia is ready to temporarily shelter Palestinians hit by the war in Gaza, President Prabowo Subianto said on Wednesday, estimating there could be 1,000 in the first wave, as he started a trip to the Middle East and Turkey. Prabowo said he has instructed his foreign minister to quickly discuss with the Palestinian …
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