CHIANG MAI, Thailand (Reuters) – China will support a democratic transition in Myanmar and backs a regional plan to find a way out of the ongoing crisis in the Southeast Asian country, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday during a visit to Thailand. Wang’s comments at a media conference came after he met with …
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COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s Election Commission has formally approved President Ranil Wickremesinghe to contest the Indian Ocean island’s presidential election on Sept. 21. He is among 39 candidates to get the go-ahead after registering and submitting nomination papers by Thursday’s deadline for an election key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation battling …
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By Phuong Nguyen and Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -Rail links will be high on the agenda when Vietnam’s newly appointed leader To Lam travels to China to meet President Xi Jinping next week, officials said, as the neighbours seek to boost trade. Seamless rail links are seen as crucial for supply chains, as a growing …
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By Kate Lamb JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo highlighted his economic, infrastructure and development successes in his final state of nation address on Friday, delivered months before he steps down after a decade as head of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy. Jokowi, as the president is popularly known, called attention to his success building …
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By Subrata Nag Choudhary KOLKATA, India (Reuters) -Holding candles, hundreds of thousands of women marched through the night in cities across India, to protest the brutal rape and murder of a young female doctor in a hospital that has fueled anger over a lack of safety for women despite tough new laws. A 31-year old trainee doctor was …
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By Alexandra Alper WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two U.S. lawmakers want the Biden administration to probe China’s TP-Link Technology Co and its affiliates for potential national security risks from their widely used WiFi routers over fears they could be used in cyber attacks against the U.S. Republican Representative John Moolenaar and Democratic Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, who …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol offered on Thursday to establish a working-level consultative body with North Korea to discuss ways to ease tension and resume economic cooperation, as he laid out his vision on unification of the neighbours. In a National Liberation Day speech marking the 79th anniversary of …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Typhoon Ampil bore down on Tokyo on Thursday, prompting airlines to cancel hundreds of flights and railways to suspend part of their operations in the peak summer travel season. The typhoon, categorised as “strong” by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), was about 690 km (430 miles) off Japan’s Pacific coast at 9:00 …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s ruling alliance on Thursday backed the daughter of divisive tycoon Thaksin Shinawatra to become the next prime minister, a surprise move that could prolong a power struggle and reignite political turmoil. Political newcomer Paetongtarn Shinawatra, 37, will be nominated at a special vote of parliament on …
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(Reuters) – China will impose export limits on antimony to protect national interests and security, the government said on Thursday, adding to a series of measures to limit global availability of critical minerals whose supply the country dominates. Following is a list minerals that have come under export limits from Beijing since last year. ANTIMONY …
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