BEIJING (Reuters) – China said the United States must refrain from “stirring up trouble” or taking sides on the South China Sea issue, after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said a security deal with the Manila extended to attacks on the Philippine coast guard. Blinken called the U.S. security commitment with the Philippines “ironclad”, …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian fishermen were scrambling on Wednesday to rescue dozens of Rohingya after high tides capsized their boat in waters off the province of Aceh, a regional fishing chief said, making them the latest arrivals in the Southeast Asian nation. The United Nations’ refugee agency estimates about 2,000 Rohingya have arrived since last …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -A South Korean-flagged chemical tanker has capsized off the coast of Yamaguchi prefecture in western Japan, with seven deaths confirmed, public broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday, citing the coastguard. The tanker, Keoyoung Sun, was anchored due to bad weather and requested assistance after 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday (2200 GMT on Tuesday), reporting the …
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By Albee Zhang and Ryan Woo BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday launched a satellite that will act as a communications bridge between ground operations on Earth and an upcoming mission on the far side of the moon, marking a new phase in the country’s long-term lunar exploration programme. A Long March 8 rocket carrying the …
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By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked all ministries to propose annual goals for their departments for the next five years, according to a government document, underlining his confidence of winning a general election starting next month. The document listing the instructions from Modi to government bureaucrats, …
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By Kirsty Needham and Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia will prepare for a visit by China’s Premier Li Qiang this year, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said after meeting her Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Canberra for talks she said covered human rights, tariffs, regional security and pandas. Australia and China, its largest trading partner, are …
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By Saleem Ahmed QUETTA (Reuters) – Twelve miners were killed and eight rescued after an explosion in a coal mine in south-western Pakistan, officials said on Wednesday. “The rescue operation has been just completed,” said Balochistan province’s chief inspector of mines, Abdul Ghani Baloch, on Wednesday morning. He said that 20 miners had been inside …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday that he will halt overseas travel for two months as public criticism of his tours abroad grows. “I acknowledge your comments and concerns. From March 14 to May 15, I will not travel abroad,” he posted on X. Srettha has spent about a third …
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(Reuters) – The owners of a China-based company have been charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets belonging to leading U.S.-based electric vehicle company, the U.S. Department of Justice said on Tuesday. (Reporting Eric Beech and Dan Whitcomb)
By Willy Kurniawan TELUK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Solikah, an Indonesian housewife living in the fishing village of Teluk, was in tears as she pointed to piles of trash strewn on a beach close to her home of 40 years. Teluk, in the Indonesian province of Banten on the western edge of Java island, has one …
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