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Incheon airport briefly shuts down runways because of North Korea trash balloons

26 Jun 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) -Takeoffs and landings at South Korea’s Incheon international airport were disrupted on Wednesday for about three hours before dawn because of balloons launched by North Korea filled with refuse, an airport spokesperson said. One balloon landed on the tarmac near passenger Terminal 2 and the three runways at Incheon were temporarily shut down, …

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China pledges policy measures to support the job market

26 Jun 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – China said it will step up policy measures to support the job market, particularly for college graduates and migrant workers, state media said on Wednesday. China will study the deployment of foreign investment and address structural issues in the country’s labour market, state broadcaster CCTV said, citing the cabinet meeting. (Reporting by …

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Heavy rains in Nepal kill 20 in two days amid landslides, lightning strikes

26 Jun 2024

By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Heavy rainfall triggered landslides and flash floods in Nepal, killing at least 11 people, with another nine killed by lightning strikes over the past two days, officials said on Wednesday. Landslides swept away three houses overnight in Lamjung district, about 125 km (80 miles) west of Kathmandu, killing four …

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China intercepts submarine probe dropped from U.S. aircraft in South China Sea, state media says

26 Jun 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – China recently intercepted a submarine probe dropped by a United States military aircraft into the South China Sea, said Yuyuan Tantian, a social media account affiliated with Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, on Wednesday. The U.S. military aircraft were found hovering over the waters of the South China Sea and continuously dropped “unidentified …

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South Korea halts battery maker’s operations as it probes deadly blaze

26 Jun 2024

By Hyunsu Yim and Ju-min Park SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean authorities ordered a halt on Wednesday to the operations of a manufacturer of lithium batteries after a fire killed 23 people, as they investigate three company officials for suspected safety violations. Monday’s fire at unlisted battery maker Aricell was one of the deadliest industrial accidents …

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Two Adidas employees in China leave company amid corruption probe

26 Jun 2024

(Reuters) – Two Adidas employees in China have left the company as a result of an ongoing probe into corruption allegations that was opened after the German sportswear maker received an anonymous letter, an Adidas spokesperson said on Wednesday. The German firm received the letter on June 7 – which was also circulated on a …

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North Korea missile explodes in midair after launch, South’s military says

26 Jun 2024

By Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile off its east coast on Wednesday, but it exploded in midair, South Korea’s military said. The missile was launched from near the capital, Pyongyang, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Japan’s Defence Ministry said the missile …

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China rejects U.S. envoy’s comment that it hinders people-to-people exchanges

26 Jun 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry described as “far-fetched” on Wednesday remarks by U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns, saying they deviated from key understandings reached by the presidents of both nations. A Wall Street Journal report widely circulated by global media had said Burns accused Beijing of making people-to-people exchanges between the two countries “impossible”. “It …

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China approves AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso-chemo combo as first-line treatment

26 Jun 2024

(Reuters) – China has approved the use of AstraZeneca’s blockbuster cancer drug Tagrisso in combination with chemotherapy as a first line of treatment for adults with a type of advanced lung cancer, the company said on Wednesday. AstraZeneca said the approval by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) was based on trials which showed that …

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Taiwan reports Chinese ‘combat patrol’, Beijing vows to hunt independence ‘diehards’

26 Jun 2024

TAIPEI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Wednesday that China had carried out another “joint combat readiness patrol” near the island, as Beijing said it would track down and punish “diehard” independence supporters wherever they are. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has made no secret of its dislike of …

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