(Reuters) – The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City said on Friday that it would return 14 sculptures to Cambodia and two to Thailand that were associated with an art dealer who was charged with trafficking looted antiquities in 2019. The return of the sculptures to their countries of origin would empty the …
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BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Friday proposed a four-tier classification to help it respond to data security incidents, highlighting Beijing’s concern with large-scale data leaks and hacking within its borders. The contingency plan comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions with the United States and its allies and follows an incident last year when a hacker claimed to …
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(Reuters) – Chinese leaders agreed at an annual meeting on the economy this week to run a budget deficit of 3% of gross domestic product in 2024, three sources with knowledge of the matter said, while other fiscal support may be covered by off-budget debt. While the deficit figure is lower than this year’s revised …
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By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan court has banned media from reporting on proceedings in a closed-door trial of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan on charges of leaking state secrets, raising concerns about transparency ahead of national elections in February. The 71-year-old former cricket star has been at the centre of a …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s defence ministry said on Friday it expressed regret and lodged a protest to China and Russia over the intrusion of its air defence zone by the neighbouring counties’ military aircraft on Thursday. The protest was conveyed by the ministry’s head of the international policy bureau to the military attaches stationed …
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By John Geddie and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has seen his public support drop to levels that typically marked the end for some of his predecessors. Yet the 66-year-old former banker has shown an uncanny ability to ride out scandals during his two years in office. Kishida this week …
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By Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong police on Thursday added five more overseas-based activists to a list of wanted people, offering bounties for information leading to their arrest in a continuing crackdown on dissent under a China-imposed national security law. The move, which adds to a list of eight overseas activists deemed fugitives …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam and China signed a 16-page joint declaration and 36 co-operation documents in areas such as infrastructure, trade and security, during a visit to Hanoi by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Half the agreements signed this week by the Communist-ruled countries were non-binding. Their content was not made public. The list of deals …
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By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan police said three officers were killed on Friday near the northwestern Afghan border during a gun battle that also killed three militants, in an uptick in violence raising security concerns ahead of national elections early next year. The attack came within two days of another …
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By James Pomfret, Greg Torode and Jessie Pang HONG KONG (Reuters) -A long-awaited national security trial opens in Hong Kong on Monday for leading China critic and media tycoon Jimmy Lai, who faces possible life imprisonment on charges he colluded with foreign forces, including the United States. Foreign envoys, business people and legal scholars will …
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