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Vietnam police arrest former head of government office amid anti-graft crackdown

4 May 2024

HANOI (Reuters) – Police in Vietnam have arrested the former head of the government office, Mai Tien Dung, on suspicion of abuse of power, the Ministry of Public Security said on Saturday, amid a widening anti-graft crackdown in the Southeast Asian country. The arrest of Dung, 65, is part of an investigation into a bribery …

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Taiwan will have Trump’s support if he wins, ex-appointee says

4 May 2024

TAIPEI (Reuters) – A former U.S. ambassador appointed by Donald Trump said on Saturday he believed the former president would again support Taiwan if he wins back the White House. Taiwan, claimed by China as its own territory despite Taipei’s objections, received strong backing from Trump’s 2017-2021 administration, including arms sales, which have continued under …

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Bodies found in Mexico where Australian, US tourists went missing

4 May 2024

By Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Mexican authorities have located three bodies in the state of Baja California where one American and two Australian tourists were reported missing, the local prosecutor’s office said in a statement late on Friday. Australian brothers Callum, 33, and Jake Robinson, 30, and American Carter Rhoad, 30, were last seen …

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India’s foreign minister rejects Biden’s ‘xenophobia’ comment

4 May 2024

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar rejected U.S. President Joe Biden’s comment that “xenophobia” was hobbling the South Asian nation’s economic growth, The Economic Times reported on Saturday. Jaishankar said at a round table hosted by the newspaper on Friday that India’s economy “is not faltering” and that it has historically been …

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Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists

3 May 2024

By Adrian Portugal and Peter Blaza NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines (Reuters) – Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income in a region dependent on rice-growing. Following a prolonged spell with little rain, the dried-up dam has …

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Exiled Chinese businessman’s chief-of-staff pleads guilty in US to fraud

3 May 2024

By Nate Raymond (Reuters) – The chief of staff to exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiring with him to carry out a massive scheme that defrauded thousands of investors out of more than $1 billion. Yvette Wang, 45, pleaded guilty in Manhattan federal court to conspiring to commit wire fraud …

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China launches historic mission to retrieve samples from far side of the moon

3 May 2024

By Eduardo Baptista WENCHANG, China (Reuters) – China on Friday launched an uncrewed spacecraft on a nearly two-month mission to retrieve rocks and soil from the far side of the moon, the first country to make such an ambitious attempt. The Long March-5, China’s largest rocket, blasted off at 5:27 p.m. Beijing time (0927 GMT) …

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Russia says U.S. secondary sanctions aim to ‘contain’ China

3 May 2024

MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States is using the threat of secondary sanctions against Chinese businesses seen as engaging with Russia as a “pretext” to try and contain Beijing, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. Zakharova was answering a question about U.S. sanctions issued on Wednesday on nearly 300 targets – including …

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India’s Rahul Gandhi to contest elections from family borough

3 May 2024

By YP Rajesh and Francis Mascarenhas RAEBARELI, India (Reuters) -Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the general election from the family bastion in the north, his Congress party announced on Friday, a move that will challenge Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a region he dominates. Gandhi, the scion of the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, will contest …

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