KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia has agreed to terms and conditions of an agreement with exploration firm Ocean Infinity to resume the search for the wreckage of the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, its transport minister said on Wednesday. Flight MH370, a Boeing 777, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew when it vanished en route …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong passed a cybersecurity law on Wednesday to regulate operators of critical infrastructure, forcing them to strengthen computer systems and report cybersecurity incidents or risk penalties of up to HK$5 million ($640,000). The law, set to take effect in 2026, aims to safeguard the security of computer …
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BANGKOK/BEIJING (Reuters) – A delegation of Thai officials and media arrived in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region on Wednesday, seeking to calm worries about mistreatment of a group of 40 Uyghurs who were deported from Thailand last month. The government sent the delegation on a mission to reassure the public, Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra told …
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DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh authorities have arrested the leader of a Rohingya Muslim insurgent group, Ataullah Abu Ammar Jununi, on charges of murder, illegal entry, sabotage and militant activities, police said on Wednesday. Ataullah, the leader of the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), and 10 others were arrested on Tuesday during a raid in Narayanganj …
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By Joey Roulette WASHINGTON (Reuters) -NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams returned to Earth in a SpaceX capsule on Tuesday with a soft splashdown off Florida’s coast, nine months after their faulty Boeing Starliner craft upended what was to be a week-long stay on the International Space Station. Their return caps a protracted space …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is strengthening its ability to move troops swiftly in case China suddenly turns one of its frequent drills around the island into an attack, Defence Minister Wellington Koo said on Wednesday, amid a heightened military threat from Beijing. A five-day “rapid response exercise” began on Monday to train the forces of …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s industry minister will visit Washington, D.C. this week to discuss with top U.S. officials the country’s concern over being placed on a U.S. watchlist and to push for fair treatment on tariffs, the industry ministry said on Wednesday. The U.S. Department of Energy designation of South Korea as a “sensitive …
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ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s president has appointed Erlan Akkenzhenov to be the Central Asian country’s minister of energy, according to a presidential decree published on Wednesday. Kazakhstan’s ex-energy minister Almasadam Satkaliyev will stand down from his role and become the head of the newly- created atomic energy agency, the country’s presidential office said on Tuesday. …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday it hopes Japan will take concrete action to uphold its commitment to fostering strategic and mutually beneficial ties with China, as relations between the two nations are at a crucial stage of improvement. Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning made the remark at a regular press conference, referring …
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By Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) – Rights groups in Indonesia on Wednesday urged parliament to reject contentious revisions of military laws, saying they would take the archipelago back to an era of military domination and create legal uncertainty. Indonesia’s parliament is set to pass the law on Thursday in a plenary council after the house …
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