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By Shivam Patel and Abhijith Ganapavaram BENGALURU (Reuters) – India is committed to boosting manufacturing and exports of defence equipment in the coming years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Monday at the opening of the country’s biggest air show, where its military ambitions will be in focus. India, the world’s largest arms importer, has …

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By Colleen Howe and Krishna N. Das BEIJING/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – China hopes the Dalai Lama can “return to the right path,” and is open to discussions about his future as long as certain conditions are met, Beijing said on Monday, a proposal rejected by the Tibetan parliament-in-exile in India. The exiled leader of Tibetan …

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BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s foreign ministry said on Monday it had complained to Japan over “negative” references to China in a statement issued after a meeting between the leaders of Japan and the United States. The “stern representations” and “strong dissatisfaction” was conveyed by the Department of Asian Affairs Director-General Liu Jinsong to the Japanese embassy’s …

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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong’s Sports Association and Olympic Committee said it welcomed a decision by the International Ice Hockey Federation to suspend four Turkmen athletes over what it called their “deliberate attack and injury” on Hong Kong athletes after an ice hockey match at the Asian Winter Games. Three injured Hong Kong players were …

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By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) -New Zealand expressed renewed concern on Monday about the Cook Islands’ prime minister travelling to China this week to sign agreements without properly consulting with Wellington despite the two nations’ constitutional ties. New Zealand has become increasingly cautious about China’s growing presence in the Pacific region and the potential threats …

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By Shivam Patel NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is in talks with the United States for the purchase and co-production of combat vehicles as well as finalising a fighter jet engine deal, people familiar with the matter said, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets President Donald Trump this week. The world’s biggest arms importer, India …

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By Farah Master HONG KONG (Reuters) -Marriages in China plummetted by a fifth last year, the biggest drop on record, despite manifold efforts by authorities to encourage young couples to wed and have children to boost the country’s declining population. Declining interest in getting married and starting a family has long been blamed on the …

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By Heru Asprihanto and Stanley Widianto JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia launched an annual free health screening on Monday, a 3 trillion rupiah ($183.54 million) initiative to prevent early deaths that the country’s health ministry said was its biggest ever undertaking. Under the programme, all Indonesians will eventually be entitled to a free screening on their …

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