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By Aditya Kalra and Praveen Paramasivam NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s opposition Congress urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government on Saturday to question Foxconn about its hiring practices after Reuters reported that the Apple supplier rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. The government has sought a detailed report from the state …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Peru have achieved “substantial conclusion of negotiations” on the upgrading of a free trade agreement between both countries, Chinese state media said on Friday. In a meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte in Beijing, President Xi Jinping said both sides should coordinate and promote cooperation in fields such as minerals, …

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BEIJING (Reuters) – Most Taiwanese can visit China with no need to worry and can come “in high spirits”, the Chinese government said, condemning Taiwan for warning its citizens not to go following a threat from Beijing to execute “diehard” separatists. Taiwan’s government raised its travel warning for China this week, telling people not to …

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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un kicked off a key meeting of the country’s ruling party on Friday, state media KCNA reported on Saturday, a little over a week after Pyongyang and Moscow struck a military defense pact that raised alarms for the United States. At the 10th Plenary Meeting of the …

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By Munsif Vengattil and Aditya Kalra NEW DELHI (Reuters) -The women’s wing of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party on Friday urged the National Commission for Women to launch an investigation after Reuters reported that Apple supplier Foxconn rejects married women from iPhone assembly jobs in the country. “It is imperative to conduct a …

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