By Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Sunday his country is not in the business of instigating wars and will always aim to settle disputes peacefully, amid escalating maritime confrontations with China. “In defending the nation, we stay true to our Filipino nature that we would like to settle all …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s annual war games this year will be as close as possible to actual combat, no longer just putting on a show to score points but aiming to simulate real fighting given a rapidly rising “enemy threat” from China, a senior official said. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Emperor Naruhito and his wife began a week long trip to Britain on Saturday, during which they will visit Oxford University where they both studied and attend a banquet with King Charles, but no formal meeting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is scheduled. Naruhito and his wife, Empress Masako, had been due to …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier, the Theodore Roosevelt, arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Saturday to take part in joint military exercises later this month with the host nation and Japan, naval officials said. The leaders of the three countries agreed at a summit last August to hold …
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis has appointed Giuseppe Yang Yongqiang as bishop of Hangzhou, the capital of China’s eastern province of Zhejiang, Vatican said on Saturday as it strives to strengthen relations with Beijing. The prelate will be relocating from Zhoucun, in northern Shandong province, it added. The appointment follows a landmark accord the …
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HANOI (Reuters) – U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink on Saturday said the situation in the South China Sea is deeply concerning, and said China’s recent actions in the disputed waterway were “deeply destabilising”. Kritenbrink made the comments during a visit to Hanoi, amid rising tension between China …
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SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – A satellite developed by China and France, the most powerful yet for studying the farthest explosion of stars, was launched into orbit on Saturday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. The satellite to study phenomena including gamma-ray bursts was lifted into orbit by a Chinese carrier rocket launched from the Xichang Satellite Launch …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh will pay a working visit to China from June 24 to 27, and will attend a meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) during his trip, the government said on Saturday. The WEF meeting will be held in China’s Dalian City, Liaoning Province, the government said …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Engine trouble forced a Japan Airlines plane flying to the western region of Osaka from northern Aomori to turn back for an emergency landing on Saturday, a company spokesperson said, but there were no injuries among the 47 aboard. JAL Flight 2154, an Embraer 170, returned after take-off from Aomori airport to …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Six people have been found with no signs of life after going missing a week ago during landslides caused by heavy rainfall in China’s southeastern province of Fujian, state television CCTV reported on Saturday. Rescue workers found them after extensive searches since losing contact with the victims on Sunday, CCTV said. Unusually …
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