By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te asked China on Monday to stop its military and political threats, saying in his inauguration speech that peace was the only choice and that Beijing had to respect the choice of the Taiwanese people. China responded by saying Lai had sent “dangerous …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines challenged China on Monday to open Scarborough Shoal to international scrutiny after it accused Beijing of destroying the shoal’s marine environment. Maritime tension has been rising in the South China Sea between Manila and Beijing, as the Philippines has accused China of using water cannon and blocking manoeuvres through disputed …
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By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s prime minister won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Monday amid protests by the opposition demanding a parliamentary probe into allegations that his home minister illegally took money from several companies before he entered politics. Pushpa Kamal Dahal, a former Maoist rebel chief in the Himalayan nation sandwiched …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s media regulator said on Monday it was banning access to a North Korean propaganda music video that it said idolised and glorified leader Kim Jong Un as a “friendly father” and “great leader.” South Korea’s National Security Act blocks access to the North’s government websites and media …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka’s new economic transformation law will be presented to parliament this week and will include measures to attract investors and increase productivity, the country’s state minister of finance said on Monday. The law, approved by the cabinet last week, will mandate targets set under Sri Lanka’s $2.9 billion International Monetary …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s National Assembly on Monday elected Tran Thanh Man as its new chairman, one of several key changes in an ongoing reshuffle of the country’s top leadership. Man, 61, who had served as deputy speaker of the house since 2021, replaces Vuong Dinh Hue, who resigned last month over unspecified “violations and …
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(Reuters) – Taiwan President Lai Ching-te took office on Monday, having won election in January. Following are key facts on relations between Taiwan and China: POLITICS – China has claimed Taiwan through its “one China” policy since the Chinese civil war forced the defeated Kuomintang (KMT), or Nationalists, to flee to the island with their …
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CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State on Sunday claimed responsibility for an attack by gunmen on tourists in Afghanistan’s central Bamiyan province, the group said on its Telegram channel. Three Spanish tourists were killed and at least one Spaniard was injured in the attack, Spain’s foreign ministry said on Friday. Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – A volcano on the remote Indonesian island of Halmahera has spectacularly erupted, spewing a grey ash cloud into the sky, and people from seven nearby villages have been evacuated, authorities said on Sunday. Mt. Ibu erupted on Saturday evening, sending ash 4 km (2.5 miles) high, as streaks of purple lightning flashed …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan’s next president Lai Ching-te will express “concrete” goodwill towards China in his inauguration speech on Monday, and call for both sides of the Taiwan Strait to pursue peace, according to a senior official briefed on the matter. Lai, who takes over from President Tsai Ing-wen having …
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