MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos banned offshore gambling operators on Monday, targeting an online industry that the regulator has said is dominated by Chinese firms and includes unlicensed groups that have branched out into crime. Marcos won a standing ovation in Congress as he announced the order in his State of the Nation address. …
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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday his country “cannot yield” and “cannot waver” on its position in the South China Sea, but it will find ways to de-escalate tensions in the contested waters. In his State of the Nation Address, Marcos also said “proper diplomatic channels and mechanisms under the …
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By Ann Wang TAMSUI/TAOYUAN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Taiwan carried out anti-landing drills on a strategic river on Monday at the start of the annual Han Kuang war games, which this year aim to be as close as possible to actual combat with no script and simulating how to repel a Chinese attack. China, which views democratically …
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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell will visit Vietnam next week to discuss how to boost cooperation with the Southeast Asian country in areas including security and sustainable development, the EU ambassador in Hanoi said. Vietnam is an important trading partner for the European Union (EU), attracting the …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -China will gradually raise its statutory retirement age, now among the world’s lowest, to allow people to work longer, as it struggles to relieve soaring pressure on pension budgets, with many provinces already facing deficits. The reform is urgent, with life expectancy having risen in China to 78 years by 2021 from …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian rescuers are searching for a cargo ship with 12 people on board that has been missing since last week off the easternmost Papua region, officials said on Monday. The cargo ship is carrying equipment to build telecommunication towers and other infrastructure for the communications ministry. It set sail on Monday last …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A South Korean court began reviewing on Monday a prosecution request for a warrant to arrest Brian Kim, the billionaire founder of tech giant Kakao Corp, on accusations of stock manipulation during a 2023 acquisition. It is the latest legal twist for Kakao after the company and an executive went on trial …
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By Sudipto Ganguly (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that had sparked nationwide protests by students that have killed at least 139 people in recent days. Here are details of the protests and their history: WHAT TRIGGERED THE PROTESTS? The demonstrations started last month after the High …
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By Sam Jahan and Sudipto Ganguly DHAKA (Reuters) -Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most quotas on government jobs after nationwide action led by students spiralled into clashes that killed at least 139 people, but some organisers said the protests would continue. Dismissing a lower court order, the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division directed that 93% …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China released a policy document on Sunday, outlining known ambitions, from developing advanced industries to improving the business environment, with analysts spotting no sign of imminent structural shifts in the world’s second biggest economy. The 60-point document’s publication follows the closed-doors meeting of the Communist Party’s Central Committee, led by President Xi Jinping, …
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