By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Voting began on Friday in the tiny Pacific Island nation of Tuvalu in a national election that is being closely watched by China, Taiwan, the US and its ally Australia, amid a tussle for influence in the region. Tuvalu, with a population of about 11,200 spread across nine islands, has …
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By Dhwani Pandya MUMBAI (Reuters) – A firm led by Indian billionaire Gautam Adani will start in February to collect the data and biometrics of up to 1 million poor residents as part of the redevelopment of a slum in Mumbai that is considered one of Asia’s largest. The survey will be crucial in deciding …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s defence ministry said on Friday it will organise an international arms fair in December, as it seeks to diversify its arms supplies and expand cooperation in arms production and exports. The event, to be held at Gia Lam airbase in Hanoi from December 19-22, is “an opportunity for international defence cooperation …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines posted a trade deficit of $4.01 billion for December, its narrowest gap in four months, government data showed on Friday. Imports in December declined 5.1% to $9.8 billion from a year earlier, while exports eased 0.5%, its slowest drop since posting an uptick in August, to $5.8 billion, the Philippine …
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By Parisa Hafezi and Andrew Hayley DUBAI (Reuters) – Chinese officials have asked their Iranian counterparts to help rein in attacks on ships in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthis, or risk harming business relations with Beijing, four Iranian sources and a diplomat familiar with the matter said. The discussions about the attacks and …
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By Jeff Mason and David Brunnstrom ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for an official visit to the United States on April 10, the White House said on Thursday. The formal event, which will include a lavish state dinner and a policy meeting, follows a …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A Chinese delegation led by Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong arrived in Pyongyang on Thursday, North Korean state media KCNA reported on Friday. The report said the delegation reached Pyongyang after passing through the city of Sinuiju but did not give further details. The North’s state media said in December that a …
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By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – A health warning from South Korea’s food ministry has urged people not to eat fried toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after the practice went viral in social media posts. Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan has credible evidence linking Indian agents to the killings of two of its citizens on its soil, its foreign secretary said on Thursday, raising tensions between the two neighbouring arch-rivals. The claim has come days after tit-for-tat strikes between Pakistan and another of its neighbours, Iran, to hit targets …
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By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) – A Chinese music student was convicted on Thursday of U.S. charges that he harassed an activist who posted fliers at the Berklee College of Music in Boston supporting democracy in China and threatened to report her activities to Chinese law enforcement. A federal jury in Boston found Xiaolei Wu, …
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