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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s influential former premier Thaksin Shinawatra has praised ally and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin as a suitable leader during a “transition” while highlighting his own daughter’s credentials as head of the ruling Pheu Thai party. The 74-year-old billionaire founder of the populist juggernaut Pheu Thai has seen his family’s parties win all …

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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday said he wanted to cooperate with South Korea and the Philippines, allies shared with the U.S., and even engage with North Korea to promote regional security. “The current security environment is tough and complex, and we are at a turning point in history,” Kishida said in …

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By Fabian Hamacher and Joyce Zhou HUALIEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Rescuers in Taiwan faced the threat of further landslides and rockfalls in Friday’s search for a dozen people still missing from this week’s earthquake, as the death toll rose to 12 while some of those stranded were brought to safety. Searchers discovered two more bodies after …

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SINGAPORE (Reuters) – China and Thailand signed initial pacts on Friday to co-operate on peaceful use of outer space and international lunar research stations, the Chinese space agency said. The countries aim to form a joint working group on space exploration and applications, encompassing data exchanges and personnel training, according to the memorandums of understanding. …

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MANILA (Reuters) -A trilateral summit between the leaders of the United States, Japan, and the Philippines will include a discussion of recent incidents in the South China Sea, Manila’s foreign ministry said on Friday. U.S. President Joe Biden will host next week Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to discuss …

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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol cast his ballot as two days of early voting for next week’s parliamentary elections kicked off on Friday, in which his ruling party seeks to retake a majority in the opposition-controlled assembly. More than 3.5 million people, or about 8% of eligible voters, had …

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By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Australia’s wine industry has cheered news that China will drop anti-dumping tariffs, re-opening its market to imports, but the tougher economic conditions of 2024 are unlikely to deliver the sparkling growth winemakers seek. For two decades, China has driven growth in the global wine industry as many among the …

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By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, confident of winning a national election starting this month, has set an ambitious target of roughly doubling the economy and exports this decade, according to a government document seen by Reuters. Modi has highlighted economic growth as one of his biggest achievements in …

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