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UK’s Cameron, China’s Wang discussed intention to have ‘constructive relationship’

5 Dec 2023

LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said he had spoken to his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday and the pair discussed their “intention to have a constructive relationship”. “The UK will continue to engage with China where it furthers our interests,” Cameron said in a post on X, adding that they had …

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China and Mexico officials vow to strengthen cooperation

5 Dec 2023

HONG KONG (Reuters) – China-Mexico cooperation has great potential and huge room for development, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Tuesday as he met in Beijing with his Mexican counterpart Alicia Barcena, who vowed to strengthen bilateral ties. Barcena thanked China for helping Mexico rebuild from the damage caused in October by Hurricane Otis, …

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Cyclone Michaung hits India’s south after 13 killed in floods, rain

5 Dec 2023

By Jatindra Dash and Rishika Sadam BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -Cyclone Michaung barrelled into the southern Indian coast on Tuesday with intense winds, its arrival preceded by torrential rains and flooding that killed at least 13 people, as officials assessed the damage. Tall waves crashed into southern coastal towns over the last two days as the …

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Sri Lanka to receive about $600m ADB funding post-IMF approval – official

5 Dec 2023

By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka will get about $600 million, on a staggered basis, from the Asian Development Bank after the International Monetary Fund releases the second tranche of a $2.9 billion bailout for the crisis-hit country, an official said on Tuesday. Sri Lanka is inching out of its worst financial crisis …

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Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption leaves 22 dead; one still missing

5 Dec 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) -The death toll from Indonesia’s Marapi volcano eruption jumped to 22 on Tuesday as rescuers found more climbers who had perished near the crater, the head of the West Sumatra rescue agency said on Tuesday, up from 13 earlier in the day. About 200 rescuers will resume search operations on Wednesday for one …

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Buildings evacuated as quake rattles Philippine capital

5 Dec 2023

MANILA (Reuters) – Workers, residents, and students evacuated buildings in the Philippine capital Manila on Tuesday after an earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck off the main Luzon island, according to the state seismology agency and images carried by media. There were no immediate reports of casualties and the seismology agency said on X, formerly Twitter, …

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Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing attack

5 Dec 2023

By Tim Kelly, Kaori Kaneko and Yukiko Toyoda YONAGUNI, Japan (Reuters) – Sonkichi Sakihara recalls chancing upon some of the last refugees to arrive on Yonaguni: four men who had sailed more than 2,000 kilometres from Vietnam to reach Japan’s westernmost inhabited island. It was 1977. “I was out checking for stowaways from Taiwan when …

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China says visa-free travel policy has boosted tourism

5 Dec 2023

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s foreign ministry said on Tuesday its visa-free travel policy has produced a clear effect, making things easier for travellers. “Going forward, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will continue to adjust visa policies to create more favourable conditions and further facilitate cross-border travel,” spokesperson Wang Wenbin told a press briefing when asked …

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Indonesia softens internet law after critics complain of misuse

5 Dec 2023

JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a revision to its internet law, softening articles that critics said have been used to stifle government opposition. The revision to the electronic information and transaction law (ITE) includes tighter requirements for the law’s defamation article, requiring a stronger burden of proof in prosecutions. It also halves …

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