BERLIN (Reuters) – The German ambassador to China was summoned by Beijing on Thursday in response to several arrests in Germany on suspicion of Chinese espionage, a spokesperson for the German foreign ministry told Reuters. The spokesperson added that the Chinese envoy to Berlin had been summoned earlier in the week to be briefed on …
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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh will reopen schools from next week despite a brutal heatwave sweeping the country that has seen temperatures soar to 43 degrees Celsius (109°F), officials said on Thursday. The severe conditions had forced authorities to close schools this week. The Education Ministry, however, will reopen schools despite the Meteorological …
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and North Korea plan to sign several documents on cooperation in agriculture, the TASS news agency said on Thursday, citing the North Korean embassy in Moscow. Russia’s agriculture minister on Wednesday discussed deepening ties with North Korea with one of Pyongyang’s top agriculture officials. North Korea has long grappled with food …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian president elect Prabowo Subianto received a boost on Thursday after a prominent political party that backed another candidate pledged its support for his administration, moving him a step closer to securing a majority in the new parliament. NasDem, which won 10% of the vote in February’s legislative election, was ready to …
By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Orathai Sriring BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will name former corporate energy executive and central bank board member Pichai Chunhavajira as its new finance minister, taking over the role from Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, two government sources told Reuters on Thursday. Pichai, 75, who has been Srettha’s advisor, on Thursday resigned as …
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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Chinese spies hacked the laptop of Els Van Hoof, the chairperson of the Belgian parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee in federal Parliament, back in 2021, she told public broadcaster VRT on Thursday. The case is the latest incident involving allegations of Chinese spying in Europe. Disputes between Beijing and Western powers over espionage …
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping will visit Hungary on May 8-10, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff told a press conference on Thursday. Gergely Gulyas said that it was in Hungary’s interest to have a good economic relationship with as many countries as possible and that China was one of the …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad is among individuals being investigated in connection with a graft probe involving his sons, the head of Malaysia’s Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) said on Thursday. The investigation comes amid a widening crackdown on graft involving prominent political figures, including those seen as close to 98-year-old veteran leader …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Relentless rains, hail and winds of near hurricane intensity battered southern China, forcing the evacuation of an entire town of more than 1,700 people in the province of Guangdong, media said on Thursday. Buses and helicopters ferried to safety all the residents of the township of Jiangwan in the Shaoguan region as …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -China should have the confidence to talk to Taiwan’s legally elected government, President-elect Lai Ching-te said on Thursday as he appointed his new national security and diplomacy team amid what he called unprecedented challenges. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, over the island’s …
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