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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan authorities said on Friday they were investigating whether China’s largest chipmaker SMIC illegally lured Taiwanese tech workers under cover of a shell company on the island masquerading as Samoan. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has been stepping up efforts to stop what it considers illegal activities by Chinese …

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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Myanmar’s junta chief Min Aung Hlaing will attend a regional leaders’ summit in the Thai capital next week and is seeking bilateral meetings on the sidelines, three sources with direct knowledge said on Friday. The trip to the April 3-4 BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok will be a rare foray by Min Aung …

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By Ruma Paul KUTUPALONG REFUGEE CAMP, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Majuna Khatun sat cradling her six-month-old baby at a rehabilitation centre for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh, worried her child would be without critical healthcare due to funding cuts from the United States and some European countries. “Where will I go if this facility closes?” 30-year-old Khatun …

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration said on Thursday it will provide $73 million in new financial aid to Rohingya refugees through the U.N. World Food Programme, amid concerns that aid cuts could deepen the crisis for the world’s largest stateless population. “This food and nutrition support through @WFP will provide critically needed food and …

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By Minwoo Park and Daewoung Kim ANDONG, South Korea (Reuters) -Wildfires raging in South Korea doubled in size on Thursday from a day earlier, as authorities called the blazes the country’s worst natural fire disaster with at least 28 people killed and historic temples incinerated. More than 38,000 hectares (93,900 acres) have been charred or …

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By Ann Wang and Annabelle Chih TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te oversaw on Thursday the first civil defence drills under his newly created social resilience committee simulating how to respond to a large-scale disaster like a tsunami or attacks on critical infrastructure. The drill, in the southern city of Tainan, was held …

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By Angie Teo and Ann Wang ALISHAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – Nearly a hundred passengers hopped aboard an old steam train in Taiwan this week, as the annual cherry blossom season entered full swing in the island’s scenic mountains. The special blossom-themed train chugged up Alishan, in the southern part of the island, for a scenic …

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By Irene Wang and Rocky Swift TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of the Unification Church’s Japan branch vowed to fight a court order revoking its legal protections, following a scandal over fundraising practices and links to the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Tomihiro Tanaka, the Japanese president of the group now known as …

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