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By Joyce Lee and Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol spoke with Donald Trump on Thursday and congratulated him on winning the U.S. presidency on the “Make America Great Again” slogan as officials in Seoul worked to prepare for “significant” economic changes. Yoon and Trump held a 12-minute phone call and …

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By Liz Lee, Farah Master and Ryan Woo BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s President Xi Jinping congratulated Donald Trump on his U.S. presidential win and urged both nations to find the “right way to get along”, as looming U.S. tariffs threatened to return them to the days of a trade war years ago. Stable, sound and …

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By Yoshifumi Takemoto, Yukiko Toyoda and Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba hopes to meet U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in the United States this month, four sources said, in an attempt to emulate then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s close ties during Trump’s first term. The U.S. is Japan’s most important economic and …

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By Michael Martina, Ben Blanchard and Yimou Lee WASHINGTON/TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan may demonstrate it takes Donald Trump’s “protection” money demand seriously with large and early new arms deals, showing it is not looking for a free ride and is determined to show Washington its resolve to spend to defend itself. Trump, who won a second …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and the Solomon Islands have agreed to exempt citizens of both countries from travel visa requirements, the Chinese foreign ministry’s consular affairs department said in a social media post on Thursday. (Reporting by Liz Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Christopher Cushing)

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Premier Li Qiang expressed support for Myanmar’s political reconciliation and 2025 election plans in a meeting with Myanmar junta leader Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, according to state media outlets. Li met army chief Min Aung Hlaing, on his first visit to China since seizing power in a 2021 coup, in …

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By David Stanway SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Efforts by the United States and others to persuade more countries to contribute to a new global climate financing initiative risks undermining the Paris agreement, Singapore’s Environment Minister Grace Fu told Reuters on Wednesday. Nearly 200 nations will gather in Baku, Azerbaijan for COP29 climate talks on Monday to …

Deadlock over climate finance is undermining Paris agreement, Singapore minister says Read More »