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Thai court accepts complaint seeking PM’s removal over minister’s appointment

23 May 2024

By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Constitutional Court accepted a complaint on Thursday seeking to remove Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over his cabinet appointment of a lawyer who served jail time, in a new legal setback for the government. The decision comes after three ministers quit in recent weeks as the …

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South Korea, China, Japan to hold first summit in four years on May 26-27

23 May 2024

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan will hold their first trilateral summit in more than four years in Seoul on May 26-27, Seoul’s presidential office said on Thursday. South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol will hold bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Japanese Prime Minister …

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UK defence minister says China working to supply lethal aid to Russia

23 May 2024

By Andrew MacAskill LONDON (Reuters) -British defence minister Grant Shapps accused China on Wednesday of providing or preparing to provide Russia with lethal aid for use in its war against Ukraine. Western nations have provided Ukraine with billions of dollars in weapons and aid since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in 2022. Britain for the …

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Key quotes about China’s military drills around Taiwan

23 May 2024

(Reuters) -Taiwan’s military mobilised its forces after China started two days of “punishment” drills around Taiwan on Thursday in what it said was a response to “separatist acts”, and after new Taiwan President Lai Ching-te delivered his inauguration speech. Here are some reactions to the military drills: COLLIN KOH, SENIOR FELLOW AT THE INSTITUTE OF …

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Indonesia mulls ban on investigative journalism, LGBT content

23 May 2024

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament is proposing changes to its broadcast law that would ban investigative journalism and LGBT content, sparking criticism from civil society groups and filmmakers over restrictions to press freedom and creative expression. Changes to the 2002 broadcast law were first discussed in 2020 but the details in the latest revisions have …

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Suspected gas blast in China’s Harbin kills one, injures three

23 May 2024

BEIJING (Reuters) -A suspected gas explosion at a residential building in China’s northeastern city of Harbin killed one person and injured three as it tore off a balcony, state media said on Thursday, while scattering rubble in the street. It is China’s latest such incident after two people were killed and 26 injured in March …

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Shaken passengers arrive in Singapore after deadly turbulence-hit flight

22 May 2024

By Kokkai Ng, Joseph Campbell and Panu Wongcha-um SINGAPORE (Reuters) -More than 140 passengers and crew from a Singapore Airlines flight on which one person died during heavy turbulence finally reached Singapore on Wednesday, with 20 still fighting for their lives in a Bangkok hospital. The London-Singapore flight on a Boeing 777-300ER plane diverted to …

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Doping-House members call for DOJ, IOC investigations into Chinese doping case

22 May 2024

(Reuters) – A U.S. House of Representatives committee on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to launch inquiries ahead of this summer’s Paris Olympics into a doping case involving Chinese swimmers. Earlier this month, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) confirmed that 23 Chinese swimmers avoided sanctions after …

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G7 finance chiefs seek common line on Russian assets, China

22 May 2024

By Gavin Jones and Giuseppe Fonte ROME (Reuters) – G7 finance chiefs meeting in Italy this week will attempt to find common ground on pulling forward earnings on frozen Russian assets to boost funding for Ukraine’s war effort and pushing back on China’s growing export strength in key sectors, officials said. Finance ministers and central …

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