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Afghan women turn to entrepreneurship but struggle to access capital

17 Apr 2024

By Mohammad Yunus Yawar and Charlotte Greenfield KABUL (Reuters) – Female-led businesses now represent an economic lifeline for Afghan women living under Taliban restrictions, but face a series of problems accessing capital and markets, a United Nations Development Programme study released on Wednesday showed. The UNDP found that 41% of 3,100 Afghan female entrepreneurs surveyed …

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Solomon Islands waits for election results in vote watched by China, US

17 Apr 2024

HONIARA (Reuters) -Vote counting was set to begin on Thursday in the Solomon Islands parliamentary election, the first since Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare struck a security pact with China in 2022 and drew the Pacific Islands nation closer to Beijing. In a late night press conference on Wednesday, elections chief Jasper Highwood Anisi said counting …

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South Korea, Indonesia leaders agree to expand defence cooperation

17 Apr 2024

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol and Indonesian President-elect Prabowo Subianto on Wednesday agreed to expand cooperation on defence, electric vehicles and infrastructure, South Korea’s Presidential office said. The two spoke by phone months before Prabowo is due to take office. The stakes are high for South Korea, which has an unprecedented …

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Philippines, US forces to train retaking island in joint drills

17 Apr 2024

By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine and U.S. forces will simulate retaking enemy-occupied islands during joint military drills starting next week in areas facing Taiwan and the South China Sea as Manila shifts its focus to external defence. The annual “Balikatan” or “shoulder-to-shoulder” drills, which will run from April 22 to May 10, will involve …

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China sends fighter jets to shadow US Navy plane over Taiwan Strait

17 Apr 2024

By Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said on Wednesday it sent fighter jets to monitor and warn a U.S. Navy patrol aircraft that flew over the sensitive Taiwan Strait, a mission that took place just hours after a call between the Chinese and U.S. defence chiefs. China claims sovereignty over democratically governed Taiwan, and …

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Japan opposition party to propose using BOJ’s ETF dividends for child care

17 Apr 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s biggest opposition party is set to propose the government taps dividend income from exchange-traded funds (ETF) owned by the Bank of Japan (BOJ) to help fund a planned $23 billion child care support package. The proposal, to be submitted to the parliament by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan (CDP) on …

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US and Asia allies push for new panel to monitor North Korea sanctions

17 Apr 2024

By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S., South Korea and Japan are pushing for a new multi-national panel of experts, possibly outside the U.N., to ensure sanctions enforcement against North Korea after Russia and China thwarted monitoring activities at the world body, three sources said on Wednesday. The push came after Russia rejected the …

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Myanmar’s detained ex-leader Suu Kyi moved to house arrest

17 Apr 2024

(Reuters) -Myanmar’s detained former leader and Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been moved from prison to house arrest, a spokesperson for the military government told media. “Since the weather is extremely hot, it is not only for Aung San Suu Kyi … For all those, who need necessary precautions, especially elderly prisoners, we …

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Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts

17 Apr 2024

JAKARTA (Reuters) – At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of the area’s Ruang volcano, which for days has spewed lava and ash clouds into the sky, the country’s volcanology agency said on Wednesday. The volcano, located on Ruang island about 100 km (62 miles) from the …

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