BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi held talks with a senior North Korean official in Beijing on Monday, coinciding with Pyongyang’s launch of a missile capable of reaching anywhere in the United States. China always views its ties with North Korea from a strategic and long-term perspective, the foreign ministry said in a statement, …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Pakistan’s jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, whose party isn’t allowed to hold public rallies, used an audio clip generated by artificial intelligence (AI) late Sunday to address a virtual rally in the first event of its kind in the country. The audio clip, marred by internet disruptions, was played …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea test-fired a intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) powered by solid fuel on Monday, South Korean officials said, in what would be the third such test this year to boost capabilities for launching with little preparation. Seoul did not identify the specific missile, but nuclear-armed North unveiled its solid-fuel …
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By Jessie Pang and James Pomfret HONG KONG (Reuters) -A landmark national security trial for leading China critic Jimmy Lai opened in Hong Kong on Monday amid tight security, with the pro-democracy activist battling charges that he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States. Queues formed outside the West Kowloon Law Court building the …
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By Francesco Guarascio HANOI (Reuters) – The United States will continue to closely cooperate with Vietnam, a U.S. official said after Hanoi announced last week strengthened ties with China, including on defence and security, as the two great powers compete for influence. Vietnam’s leaders upgraded relations with Beijing during China’s President Xi Jinping’s visit to …
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BAN KHON SUNG, Thailand (Reuters) – A sleeping cat hugs a fish in a picture seen from the air, picked out in sprouting rainbow seedlings in a rice field in Thailand to illustrate a traditional proverb about abundance. Farmer Tanyapong Jaikham and a team of workers planted the seedlings at various spots in the field …
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By Josh Smith and Mariko Katsumura SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) -North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile on Sunday, as it condemned U.S.-led military shows of force including the arrival of a submarine in South Korea as tantamount to “a preview of a nuclear war”. The missile was launched towards the sea off North Korea’s east coast …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -Temperatures in parts of China, including in provinces Shanxi, Hebei and Liaoning, hit their lowest levels since records began, state broadcaster said on Sunday, as a cold snap gripped large swathes of the country. The city of Yichun in Heilongjiang could see a record low of minus 47.9 C (minus 54.2 F), recorded …
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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said his country is working to resolve “exploration issues” in the South China Sea so it could start new energy exploration projects in the resource-rich waterway to meet his nation’s energy needs. Marcos, in an interview with Japanese media on Saturday, said tensions in the South China Sea …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Sunday, the Yonhap news agency reported citing the South Korean navy. The arrival of the USS Missouri, also known as SSN-780, comes after South Korea and the U.S. held their second Nuclear Consultative Group meeting in Washington on …
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