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Japanese executive among 11 arrested in Myanmar for inflating rice prices

1 Jul 2024

(Reuters) -Myanmar arrested four executives of supermarket chains, including an official of a Japanese joint venture, for selling rice at inflated prices, state media said on Monday, as the war-torn country’s ruling junta struggles to stabilise its economy. The impoverished Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since its military deposed an elected civilian government …

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Chinese social media companies condemn hate speech against Japanese after knife attack

1 Jul 2024

By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top social media companies have condemned online hate speech targeting Japanese, delivering a vigorous response to comments triggered by a knife attack last week that killed one person and injured a Japanese mother and child. Such waves of sentiment, and a vocal nationalist element, are not uncommon, but …

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Cambodia environmental group slams ‘politically motivated’ trial

1 Jul 2024

By Kate Lamb (Reuters) – Members of a Cambodian conservation group are facing up to 10 years in prison on charges its founder says are politically motivated and part of a wider crackdown on government criticism – allegations authorities deny. Ten activists from the Mother Nature group have been accused of plotting against the government, …

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North Korea missile launch may have failed and fallen inland – South

1 Jul 2024

By Ju-min Park and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired two ballistic missiles on Monday and the second may have failed and blown up during an irregular flight, possibly raining debris inland, South Korea’s military said. South Korea was still analysing the launch and did not immediately have confirmation whether there were any casualties …

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Ex-Philippines president Duterte’s senate election bid poses threat to former ally Marcos

1 Jul 2024

By Karen Lema and Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ dominant Marcos and Duterte political dynasties, uneasy allies for two years, are gearing up for an election showdown that could upset policy stability in the Southeast Asian nation in the coming years. Vice President Sara Duterte’s resignation as education minister in President Ferdinand Marcos …

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Eleven dead in Indian capital after heavy rain, flight operations stutter

30 Jun 2024

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The death toll from this week’s sudden heavy rain has climbed to 11 in New Delhi, including four citizens who drowned in submerged underpasses, the Times of India reported, while flight operations stuttered in the Indian capital. New Delhi, which endured one of its worst heatwaves in history earlier this month, …

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North Korea calls South Korea, US and Japan ‘Asian version of NATO’

30 Jun 2024

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea criticised a joint military exercise by South Korea, Japan and the United States held this month, state media said on Sunday, saying such drills show the relationship among three countries has developed into “the Asian version of NATO”. On Thursday, the three countries began …

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Don’t forget Tiananmen, Taiwan singer tells prestigious music awards

30 Jun 2024

By Angie Teo and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese singer and activist Panai called on Saturday at one of the most prestigious entertainment events in the Chinese-speaking world for people not to forget China’s bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square. Chinese artists in recent years have largely stayed away from Taiwan’s Golden …

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North Korea state media says there is an ‘important report’ amid key party meeting

30 Jun 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s state news agency said in a one-line dispatch on Sunday there was “important news” but did not provide details. Leader Kim Jong Un is presiding over a key meeting of the ruling party to review the performance of the party in the first half of the year. In a separate report …

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