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Vietnam says administration reform will not impact project approvals

20 Dec 2024

HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s government said on Friday that plans to significantly overhaul its administration will not affect project approvals amid investor concern it could lead to delays in the coming months. The Southeast Asian country, a regional industrial hub, is planning its boldest bureaucratic reform in decades, which in its current proposals would involve …

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China’s Xi urges bigger international role for gambling hub Macau

20 Dec 2024

By Nicoco Chan and Tyrone Siu MACAU (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping urged Macau’s new government to have the “courage” to diversify the economy of the world’s biggest gambling hub as the former Portuguese enclave swore in its first city leader born and raised in mainland China. Xi’s comments were made at the inauguration on …

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Analysis-Fighters from Myanmar civil war aggravate bitter ethnic conflict in India

20 Dec 2024

By Shivam Patel IMPHAL, India (Reuters) – Indian militant groups that took refuge in Myanmar and fought in its civil war have been streaming back across the border to Manipur state this year, Indian security officers said, inflaming the bitter 19-month ethnic conflict there with weapons and battle-hardened cadres.     This has led to an …

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Putin, Uzbek counterpart discuss fight against terrorism in phone call, Kremlin says

19 Dec 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed the cooperation of their two countries in the fight against terrorism in a phone call on Thursday, the Kremlin said. Mirziyoyev expressed his condolences to Putin for the death of General Igor Kirillov, chief of Russia’s Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Protection Troops, …

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Cricket-Afghanistan enjoy record ODI win helped by Atal ton against Zimbabwe

19 Dec 2024

(Reuters) – Afghanistan recorded their biggest One-Day International victory with a 232-run win against hosts Zimbabwe after opener Sediqullah Atal’s maiden ODI century and figures of 3-9 by off-spinner AM Ghazanfar at the Harare Sports Club on Thursday. After being sent in to bat, Afghanistan amassed 286 for six in their 50 overs, led by …

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Cricket-India v Pakistan matches at ICC events to be held at neutral venues

19 Dec 2024

By Amlan Chakraborty NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Matches between politically-estranged rivals India and Pakistan at ICC events that either nation is due to host will be played at neutral venues, the International Cricket Council said on Thursday ending uncertainty over next year’s Champions Trophy. The arrangement will apply to two major ICC events next year – …

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Myanmar’s junta pushed election plan in talks with neighbours

19 Dec 2024

By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) -The top diplomat of Myanmar’s ruling junta briefed neighbouring countries on its plans to hold an election next year amid an escalating civil war, including potentially inviting foreign poll observers, Thai officials said on Thursday. Thailand is hosting two separate regional meetings on Myanmar this week, the first involving the …

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New York man pleads guilty in Chinese ‘secret police station’ case

19 Dec 2024

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -A New York resident who prosecutors say operated a “secret police station” in the Chinatown district of Manhattan to aid Beijing’s targeting of dissidents pleaded guilty on Wednesday to conspiring to act as an unregistered foreign agent. Chen Jinping, 61, entered the plea at a hearing in Brooklyn Federal …

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Corruption may have disrupted Chinese military modernization goals, Pentagon report says

19 Dec 2024

By Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Corruption in China’s military may have disrupted its progress towards its 2027 military modernization goals, the Pentagon said in its annual report on Beijing’s military that was released on Wednesday.  Since last year, China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge and last month the defense ministry …

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Myanmar junta’s top diplomat briefs regional meeting on election progress, Thailand says

19 Dec 2024

BANGKOK (Reuters) – The foreign minister of Myanmar on Thursday informed a regional meeting of its neighbours of its progress towards holding elections next year in the war-torn country, Thailand’s foreign minister said. Maris Sangiampongsa told a press conference open discussions on the situation in Myanmar took place during Thursday’s meeting in Bangkok, and said …

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