By Ryan Woo and Ella Cao BEIJING (Reuters) -Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on Wednesday downplayed conflict between the Netherlands and China over restrictions on the export of equipment made by Dutch firm ASML, following a meeting with President Xi Jinping in Beijing. Earlier this year, the Dutch government began denying licences for ASML to …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – A minor South Korean opposition party launched by disgraced former justice minister Cho Kuk has emerged as potentially the strongest spoiler to the chances of either of its two major parties securing a majority in next month’s parliamentary election. Cho, a liberal and confidante of former President Moon Jae-in, …
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By Sarita Chaganti Singh and Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to spend nearly $3.7 billion to fence its 1,610-km (1,000-mile) porous border with Myanmar within about a decade, said a source with direct knowledge of the matter, to prevent smuggling and other illegal activities. New Delhi said earlier this year it would …
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By Stanley Widianto and Ananda Teresia JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia’s losing presidential candidates laid out their court challenge on Wednesday to last month’s election, accusing the state of interference and urging a poll re-run and disqualification of the winner, Prabowo Subianto. Former governors Anies Baswedan and Ganjar Pranowo said the resounding victory of Defence Minister Prabowo …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese health authorities have warned about a jump in potentially deadly strep throat infections, with cases running about three times higher than last year in Tokyo. Across the country, infections of streptococcus bacteria of the throat are being diagnosed at quadruple the pace of the past five years, according to a health …
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By Kanishka Singh and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. said on Tuesday it does not support a Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline project from going forward and cautioned about the risk of sanctions in doing business with Tehran. WHY IT IS IMPORTANT The Pakistan-Iran gas pipeline, known as the Peace Pipeline, is a long-term project …
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By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. is seeking to forfeit two New York City apartments bought by a former Mongolian prime minister with stolen mining funds, prosecutors said on Tuesday, as U.S. officials crack down on money laundering in high-end real estate. Federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said former Prime Minister Sukhbaatar Batbold and …
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By David Brunnstrom and Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Vietnamese Foreign Minister Bui Thanh Son said on Tuesday the resignation of the communist-ruled country’s third president in little over a year has not affected Hanoi’s foreign and economic policies, given its collective leadership and policymaking. Asked during a visit to the United States about Vo Van …
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BERLIN (Reuters) -A World Trade Organization panel on Tuesday recommended that Australia bring its measures to conform with its obligations under the GATT 1996 and the Anti-Dumping Agreement in a dispute brought by China against Australia nearly three years ago. The trade dispute involves a Chinese complaint over Australia’s anti-dumping and anti-subsidy measures on products …
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By Tim Kelly TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s government on Tuesday relaxed military equipment export restrictions, the second change in less than four months, to allow future overseas sales of an advanced jet fighter it is developing with Britain and Italy. The rule change applies only to Cabinet-approved jet fighter exports and will be limited to …
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