HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese provinces are urging companies to offer women flexible job roles called “Mama’s Posts” that make it easier to balance work and childcare, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday. Authorities are trying to encourage more women to have children after China’s population fell for a second consecutive year in …
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MANILA (Reuters) -President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday the Philippines would not use water cannons or any offensive weapons in the South China Sea, and the last thing it wanted was to raise tensions in the strategic waterway. “We will not follow the Chinese coast guard and Chinese vessels down that road,” Marcos told …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s National Health Commission said it was investigating a hospital in the southwest megacity of Chongqing for its alleged involvement in surrogacy, which is illegal in China, after wide circulation of the issue on social media. The incident comes after a series of official investigations last year related to the issuance …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is grateful for continued U.S. security assistance but must invest in building its own “strengths” first and show the world its support for the island is worth it, Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim said on Monday. Hsiao, who takes office with President-elect Lai Ching-te on May 20, is Taiwan’s former de facto …
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By Mikhail Flores LAOAG, Philippines (Reuters) – U.S. and Philippine armed forces fired missiles and artillery to thwart a simulated invasion in the Philippines’ northern waters facing Taiwan on Monday, in a show of military force and strengthening ties as regional tensions rise. About 200 soldiers took turns defending the shores of the coastal city …
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By Minwoo Park and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – For the first time since leader Kim Jong Un took power in 2011, North Koreans were asked to take loyalty oaths on his birthday, a South Korean research institute said, amid other steps the country is taking to solidify his rule. The loyalty oaths, which Reuters …
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By Michel Rose and Noemie Olive PARIS (Reuters) -President Xi Jinping lauded China’s ties with France as an international model on Sunday as he arrived in Paris for a rare visit against a backdrop of mounting trade disputes with the EU. French President Emmanuel Macron is set to urge Xi to reduce trade imbalances and …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Schools in Bangladesh reopened on Sunday and classes were continuing over the weekend after a searing heatwave a week ago that suspended lessons as the country baked in temperatures that surged to well over 40 degrees Centigrade. Bangladesh has wavered over reopening schools for some 33 million students amid …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -Efforts led by the U.S. and other Western countries to form new groups to monitor sanctions on North Korea will fail, the country’s U.N. envoy said on Sunday, according to state media KCNA. Ambassador Kim Song made the comment in response to a joint statement the U.S. and its allies issued this week …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian government will permanently relocate almost 10,000 residents after a series of explosive eruptions of the Ruang volcano has raised concerns about the dangers of residing on the island in future, a minister said on Friday. About 9,800 people live on Ruang island, in the province of North Sulawesi, but in …
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