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Taiwan’s voters rebuff China and give ruling party third presidential term

13 Jan 2024 14 Jan 2024

By Yimou Lee and Sarah Wu TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwanese voters swept the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te into power on Saturday, strongly rejecting Chinese pressure to spurn him, as China said it would not give up on achieving “reunification”. Lai’s party, which champions Taiwan’s separate identity and rejects China’s territorial claims, …

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India protests UK diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

MUMBAI (Reuters) -India said on Saturday it had lodged a protest over a senior British diplomat’s visit to Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, saying the trip this week had infringed on India’s “sovereignty and territorial integrity”. Kashmir is claimed in full, but controlled only in part, by nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, which have fought two wars and engaged …

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Volcano erupts on southwestern Japanese island of Suwanosejima

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

TOKYO (Reuters) – A volcano has erupted on the remote island of Suwanosejima in southwestern Japan, the government said early Sunday. No damage has been confirmed due to the eruption, public broadcaster NHK reported, citing a local police station in Kagoshima prefecture. The government later issued a level 3 volcanic alert – out of 5 …

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Taiwan president-elect Lai to face China’s ire after victory

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s new president-elect, Lai Ching-te, is likely to face his toughest task yet when he takes office in May and has to deal with the ire of China which has repeatedly denounced him as a dangerous separatist. Lai, who won Saturday’s election, repeatedly said during the campaign that he …

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Taiwan ruling party’s Lai first to reach 5 million votes

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Lai Ching-te, the presidential candidate for Taiwan’s ruling party, took a commanding lead in vote counting on Saturday becoming to first to reach five million votes, setting him on course to win the election. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing by Toby Chopra)

How does a Taiwan election work?

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

(Corrects spelling of ‘losing’ in paragraph 7, ‘loser’ in paragraph 17) (Reuters) -Taiwan holds presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, which will be watched closely by neighbour China as it views the island as a Chinese province. Taiwan’s government rejects Beijing’s sovereignty claims. Taiwan was under martial law until 1987 and did not hold its …

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China coal mine accident kills at least 10, prompts safety checks

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At least 10 people have died and six are missing after a coal mine accident in the city of Pingdingshan, in central China, the local emergency management agency said on Saturday, vowing to continue rescue operations and launch city-wide safety checks. A safety inspection campaign in coal-rich Pingdingshan, in Henan province, could …

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What might happen in Taiwan’s election and what the outcome could mean

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

TAIPEI (Reuters) – Polls closed on Saturday for Taiwan’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The outcome should be clear by later on Saturday evening. Opinion polls have not been allowed to be published from Jan. 3 on until the polls close in line with Taiwanese election law. Here are some of the scenarios for who could …

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Tibetan issues not in focus, but repression persists – exiled former leader

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

TAIPEI (Reuters) – The plight of Tibet has become less discussed internationally but repression continues and China is applying what it did there to other regions, a former head of the Tibetan government-in-exile said on Saturday. China seized control of Tibet in 1950 in what it describes as a “peaceful liberation” from feudalistic serfdom. International …

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North Korea halts radio broadcasts, curbs exchanges with South -Yonhap

13 Jan 2024 13 Jan 2024

By Cynthia Kim SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea stopped operating a radio station used to send coded messages to its agents in South Korea, the Yonhap news agency said on Saturday, the latest sign the isolated country is shaking up the way it handles relations with Seoul. North Korea has been stepping up pressure on …

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