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Thailand to hold elections on Feb 8, local media reports

15 Dec 2025

BANGKOK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Thailand is set to hold parliamentary elections on February 8, according to multiple local media reports on Monday, including public broadcaster Thai PBS, broadcaster PPTV and digital outlet Prachathai. The reported poll date comes after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul last week received royal assent for the dissolution of parliament, meaning …

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China strongly dissatisfied with criticism over court verdict on Jimmy Lai

15 Dec 2025

BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China on Monday said it was strongly dissatisfied and firmly opposes the smears and slanders targeting Hong Kong’s judicial system, referring to criticisms by other countries made against the guilty verdict handed down to tycoon Jimmy Lai for his pro-democracy activities. China’s foreign ministry did not name any country but said …

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China urges Gulf nations to seal free trade agreement

15 Dec 2025

By Liz Lee BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister has pressed the Gulf Cooperation Council to conclude long-running talks on a free trade agreement with China, attributing the urgency to rising protectionism and unilateralism as free trade comes “under attack”, according to a Monday statement from the ministry. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi …

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South Korea, Laos to upgrade relations to comprehensive partnership, Seoul says

15 Dec 2025

SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) – South Korean President Lee Jae-myung and Laotian President Thongloun Sisoulith agreed at a summit in Seoul on Monday to upgrade bilateral relations to a comprehensive partnership, Lee’s office said. Seoul sees Laos as a key partner in building supply chains for critical minerals, Lee said at the meeting, according to …

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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

15 Dec 2025

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to justify his December 2024 martial law declaration and eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said on Monday. The special prosecutor, Cho Eun-seok, told a briefing his team had indicted …

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Jimmy Lai, Hong Kong tycoon and democratic firebrand who stood up to China

15 Dec 2025

By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was found guilty on Monday on two counts of conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and one count of sedition under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. …

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Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai found guilty of collusion with foreign forces

15 Dec 2025

HONG KONG, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s High Court on Monday found pro-democracy campaigner and tycoon Jimmy Lai guilty of collusion with foreign forces under a China-imposed national security law that could see him jailed for life. The case has drawn international scrutiny of Hong Kong’s judicial independence amid a years-long crackdown on rights …

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China launches countermeasures against former Japan defence official

15 Dec 2025

BEIJING, Dec 15 (Reuters) – China announced countermeasures against the former chief of staff of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces on Monday as tensions between the neighbouring countries simmer after remarks about Taiwan by Japan’s prime minister angered Beijing. The countermeasures were imposed on grounds that Shigeru Iwasaki violated the one-China principle and the spirit of political …

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Ex-South Korea President Yoon tried to provoke Pyongyang into armed aggression, prosecutor says

15 Dec 2025

By Heejin Kim SEOUL, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Former South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol tried to provoke North Korea into mounting an armed aggression to create justification for the December 2024 martial law declaration and to eliminate political opponents, a special prosecutor said. The special prosecutor, Cho Eun-seok, told a briefing on Monday his …

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