SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea’s Kim Jong Un could conduct a nuclear test at the country’s Punggye-ri nuclear test facility in a short time if he decided to, the Yonhap News Agency reported on Wednesday, citing South Korea’s Defense Intelligence Agency. The agency also said that North Korea was showing signs of preparing for additional spy …
By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s Civil Aviation Administration said on Wednesday that China has so far failed to provide any information about a new airport expected to open next year that is less than 10 km (6 miles) from a Taiwanese airport, raising flight safety concerns. Xiamen’s new Xiang’an airport is only around 3 …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s foreign minister said on Wednesday that China has “added a lot of conditions” to its attendance at next year’s APEC summit in the Chinese city of Shenzhen and gone back on a commitment to allow “equal” participation. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation is one of the only international bodies …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -A magnitude 6.2 earthquake hit offshore of Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on Wednesday, the country’s geophysics agency said, adding there was no tsunami potential. (Reporting by Stanley Widianto; Editing by Himani Sarkar)
By Adrian Portugal and Eloisa Lopez CEBU, Philippines (Reuters) -The death toll from Typhoon Kalmaegi in the Philippines hit 46 on Tuesday, officials said, including six crew of a military helicopter that crashed during the powerful storm that unleashed heavy rains and floods across the central region. The Huey helicopter went down in Agusan del …
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By Hyunjoo Jin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s spy agency thinks there is a high possibility that North Korea and the United States will hold a summit, suggesting that Pyongyang may pursue a meeting after March, a lawmaker said. U.S. President Donald Trump had repeatedly called for a meeting with reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Treasury Department on Tuesday sanctioned eight individuals and two entities who it said were involved in a variety of North Korean cyber-related money-laundering schemes. The Treasury said the move was aimed at cutting off funding for North Korea’s weapons programs. “By generating revenue for Pyongyang’s weapons development, these actors directly threaten …
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KATHMANDU (Reuters) -Three climbers, including a foreign national, were killed and eight others were missing after an avalanche hit a climbing expedition on a Himalayan peak in Nepal, police said on Monday. Among those missing on Yalung Ri Himal mountain, which rises to 5,630 metres (18,470 feet) in the Dolakha district northeast of Kathmandu, were …
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By Sayed Hassib TANGI TASHQURGAN, Afghanistan (Reuters) -Residents of northern Afghanistan were sifting through rubble and treating their injured on Tuesday after a powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake left at least 27 dead and destroyed hundreds of houses. The quake struck near the northern Afghan city of Mazar-i-Sharif early on Monday, injuring almost 1,000 and damaging …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China and Russia pledged a joint response to unilateral sanctions during a visit by Russia’s Prime Minister, as Chinese President Xi Jinping reaffirmed Beijing’s commitment to advancing ties with Moscow despite “turbulent” external conditions. “Both sides will make every necessary effort to carry out mutual assistance and cooperation in opposing unilateral coercive measures,” …
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