WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. diplomat for East Asia discussed Middle East developments, the South China Sea and Taiwan issues with Chinese counterparts in Beijing, the State Department said on Monday, the latest effort by the two countries to stabilize rocky ties. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink …
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(Reuters) -Russian copper producer RCC and Chinese firms have avoided taxes and skirted the impact of Western sanctions by trading in new copper wire rod disguised as scrap, three sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Copper wire rod was shredded in China’s remote Xinjiang Uyghur region by an intermediary to make it difficult to …
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By Hyun Young Yi and Daewoung Kim ANSAN, South Korea (Reuters) -For Lee Mi-kyung, whose son was one of the 250 children who died in South Korea’s Sewol ferry disaster 10 years ago, coping with the grief and anger has been incredibly hard. She works through her pain on stage. “I will no longer hide …
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(This April 12 story has been corrected after an official revision to amend the company name in paragraph 15) By Steve Holland and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China is backing Russia’s war effort in Ukraine by helping Moscow in its biggest military buildup since the Soviet era, providing drone and missile technology, satellite imagery …
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By Jessie Pang and Joyce Zhou HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s top official on Hong Kong affairs said the city should “tightly hold” onto the bottom line of national security to safeguard development, in a speech coming weeks after the enactment of sweeping new security laws. “To move towards governance and prosperity, we need to …
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By Panu Wongcha-um MAE SOT, Thailand (Reuters) – A resistance group fighting Myanmar’s military rule said on Sunday its fighters had repelled an attempt by junta troops to advance on the key town of Myawaddy along the Thai border that was seized by the rebels last week. Reinforcements of junta forces have been trying to …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing authorities are investigating Sunday’s Beijing’s half-marathon after footage shared online showed three African runners appearing to slow down near the finish line to allow China’s He Jie to overtake them and win. He won in a time of 1:03:44, a second ahead of Ethiopian Dejene Hailu Bikila and Kenyans Robert …
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LONDON (Reuters) -Britain on Monday sought to reassure its community of Hong Kong citizens that they were safe from the reach of national security laws that have been introduced in the former British colony. China-ruled Hong Kong in March enacted a new national security law that updates or introduces new laws to prohibit treason, sabotage, …
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By Mikhail Flores and Karen Lema MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines has no plans to grant the United States access to more military bases, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday, after nearly doubling the number last year under a joint defence pact. Beijing has previously accused the Philippines of “stoking the fire” when it increased …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Washington and allies are looking for new avenues to enforce Security Council sanctions against North Korea, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield said on Monday, amid concerns Pyongyang may now be more emboldened to advance its weapons programme. Russia last month vetoed the annual renewal of a panel of experts …
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