By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) -A landmark U.N. cybercrime agreement aimed at curbing offences that cost the global economy trillions of dollars annually is set to be signed by representatives from dozens of states in Hanoi this weekend, despite criticism over human rights risks. The convention, which would come into force after it is ratified …
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(Reuters) -The Pakistan navy said on Wednesday it seized narcotics worth about $972 million in the North Arabian Sea in an operation with a Saudi-led task force. The navy’s YARMOOK ship, operating under the Saudi-led Combined Task Force of the Combined Maritime Forces, carried out the operation, the navy said in a statement. (Reporting by …
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By Jack Kim and Heejin Kim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired what appeared to be multiple short-range ballistic missiles on Wednesday, South Korea’s military said, a week before a key Asia-Pacific leaders’ meeting in South Korea. It was the first launch of ballistic missiles since May by Pyongyang, which has defied a United Nations Security …
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By Michael Church (Reuters) -South Korea’s Gangwon FC inflicted a last-gasp 4-3 defeat on Vissel Kobe on Wednesday, ending the Japanese side’s perfect start to the Asian Champions League Elite with a winner from Kim Gun-hee. Kobe, who had been the only team in the eastern league phase to start the competition with two consecutive …
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By Emma Farge GENEVA (Reuters) -A small group of countries led by China and Russia has repeatedly tried to block funding for human rights-related work at the United Nations over a five-year period, according to a report by the non-profit International Service for Human Rights. The report cited proposals for major cuts to the U.N. …
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By Ann Wang KINMEN, Taiwan (Reuters) -Built during the height of the Cold War to shelter supply boats from Chinese shells, one of Taiwan’s most well-known wartime attractions last weekend echoed with a different sound – cellos and violins for the annual Kinmen Tunnel Music Festival. The Zhaishan Tunnel on Kinmen, which sits on the …
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By Takaya Yamaguchi TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing an economic stimulus package that is likely to exceed last year’s $92 billion to help households tackle inflation, government sources familiar with the plan said on Wednesday. The package of more than 13.9 trillion yen ($92.19 billion) is Takaichi’s first major economic …
TOKYO (Reuters) -The approval rating for Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet stands at 64.4%, higher than the initial ratings of her predecessors Shigeru Ishiba and Fumio Kishida, a Kyodo news agency poll showed on Wednesday. Ishiba’s initial approval rate was 50.7% while Kishida’s was 55.7%, Kyodo said. (Reporting by Satoshi Sugiyama and Kiyoshi Takenaka)
(Reuters) -China said on Wednesday it would hold a ceremony to mark the 80th anniversary of the “retrocession” of Taiwan to Chinese rule at the end of World War Two. Here is a timeline about Taiwan, China, the war and its aftermath: 1895 – Defeated in the First Sino-Japanese War, China’s Qing dynasty signs the …
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By Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -China will hold a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s “retrocession” to Chinese rule, the government said on Wednesday, while sources told Reuters it was scheduled for this weekend in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People. Both China and Taiwan use the term “retrocession” to refer to the island’s …
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