By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) – Depicting Taoist deities in a misty landscape, a Qing dynasty lacquer panel inlaid with jade and agate is among thousands of artefacts pulled out of museum storage in China to be restored, and one day, even showcased to the world. “The bottom layer had shifted and loosened to the …
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By Saad Sayeed (Reuters) – Afghan refugees seeking resettlement in Pakistan gathered at a cafe in the capital Islamabad to watch their national cricket team play in the elite Champions Trophy for the first time on Friday. But the discussion soon turned to their fears of deportation. Pakistan, hosts of the Champions Trophy featuring cricket’s …
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – Syria’s new President Ahmed al-Sharaa met China’s ambassador to Damascus in the first public engagement between the two countries since the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad in December, Syrian state media said on Friday. China, which backed Assad, saw its embassy in Damascus looted after his fall, and Syria’s new Islamist rulers have …
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PARIS (Reuters) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), a global anti-money laundering watchdog, said on Friday it had removed the Philippines from its ‘grey’ list of countries under increased scrutiny, while it added Laos and Nepal to that list. It added that Russia’s membership of the FATF remained suspended. (Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Vice Premier He Lifeng will have a video call with the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to communicate important issues in the economic field between the two countries, the foreign ministry said on Friday. (Reporting by Joe Cash and Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)
By Antoni Slodkowski and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) – For the last three years, China has repeatedly signalled a willingness to act as a peacemaker in the war in Ukraine. There were rounds of shuttle diplomacy by Beijing’s envoy to countries from South Africa to Indonesia. A peace plan with Brazil. A group of “friends …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s foreign ministry published a map defining its baseline claim in the Gulf of Tonkin, where it shares a maritime border with China, which it said on Friday was to help protect and enforce its sovereign rights.Baselines are used to determine limits to territorial waters and exclusive economic zones, and are a …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military said it warned and drove away three Philippine aircraft that “illegally intruded” into the airspace near the Spratly Islands on Thursday. There was no immediate comment from the Philippine embassy in Beijing on the Chinese military’s statement issued on Friday. China’s Southern Theatre Command accused the Philippine side of attempting …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – As “Ne Zha 2” shatters box office records, the Chinese animated film about a mythical boy with magical powers has sparked national pride and now hostility towards rival Hollywood offerings such as the latest instalment of “Captain America”. Dazzling Chinese audiences with dramatic fight scenes, “Ne Zha 2” has become the highest-grossing …
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By Anson Law and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said late on Thursday it would start preparations to disband and wind up its affairs after a meeting of its leadership, amid a years-long national security crackdown in the China-ruled city. Founded in 1994 in the run-up to the city’s return …
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