MANILA (Reuters) – The United States and Philippines have reaffirmed in all bilateral engagements the importance of their alliance and shared interests in the Indo-Pacific region, Manila’s ambassador to the United States said on Monday. Jose Manuel Romualdez, speaking at a forum with foreign journalists, also said all countries need to be ready to …
(Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 5.57 struck Seram in Indonesia on region on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. (Reporting by Gursimran Kaur in Bengaluru)
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s former Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has declared his wealth to authorities as part of an ongoing corruption and money laundering probe, the anti-graft agency said on Sunday, following the seizure of nearly $40 million in assets allegedly linked to him. The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission said its investigation is focused …
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(Reuters) -Chinese authorities are instructing the country’s top artificial intelligence entrepreneurs and researchers to avoid travel to the United States, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The authorities are concerned that Chinese AI experts traveling abroad could divulge confidential information about the nation’s progress, the newspaper said. Authorities …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s industry minister requested a tariff exemption in talks with the U.S. administration, Seoul’s industry ministry said on Saturday, as Washington moves forward with plans to impose new tariffs. Ahn Duk-geun met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer in Washington …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s space station will welcome its first foreign astronaut in the next few years, state news agency Xinhua reported, after China and Pakistan on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the selection and training of astronauts. The agreement to train Pakistani astronauts for missions on the space station points to the growing …
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SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Former Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, now the head of the BRICS bloc’s development bank, has been discharged from a hospital in Shanghai after nearly a week hospitalized, her press office said on Friday. Rousseff, 77, was admitted to the Shanghai East International Medical Center on February 21 due to a case …
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By Poppy McPherson and Mikhail Flores BANGKOK/MANILA (Reuters) -Four Chinese nationals accused by the Philippines of espionage led Chinese Communist Party-affiliated groups that made donations of cash to a Philippine city and vehicles to two police forces, according to photos, videos and online posts seen by Reuters. Wang Yongyi, Wu Junren, Cai Shaohuang, and Chen …
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By Devjyot Ghoshal and Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to, two detainees said. Some also have no easy …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Britain is trying to discredit China’s policy in the northwestern Xinjiang region, a spokesperson at China’s embassy in London said. British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Thursday expressed strong disagreement over the repatriation of 40 Uyghurs to China from Thailand. The remarks are “hype by the UK side”. They disregard facts and …
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