(Reuters) -A convoy of trucks bringing goods into Myanmar from China has gone up in flames in what state media reported on Friday was an insurgent attack, compounding surging insecurity that has raised concern in neighbouring China. The fire in the town of Muse came as China’s ambassador to Myanmar met top officials in the …
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By Ethan Wang and Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China will temporarily exempt citizens of France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain and Malaysia from needing visas to visit the world’s second-largest economy in a bid to give a boost to post-pandemic tourism. From Dec. 1 to Nov. 30 next year, citizens of those countries entering …
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By Laurie Chen and John Irish BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -Europe should not be afraid of working with China because of competition, and the two sides should work together to enhance the reliability and stability of economic and trade relations, foreign minister Wang Yi said on Friday. European officials have repeatedly vowed to reduce economic dependencies on …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia said on Friday it had hosted a meeting of some of the key stakeholders in the conflict in military-ruled Myanmar at which each gave a “positive indication” about holding inclusive dialogue soon. The Nov. 20-22 meeting in Jakarta included pro-democracy groups, ethnic minority armies and a shadow National Unity Government (NUG), but …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang will go to the United Arab Emirates to attend COP28, or the World Climate Summit, from Nov. 30-Dec. 2, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday at a regular press briefing. A spokesperson for the foreign ministry said Ding will also visit Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan from Nov. …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Britain came out on top when 21 teams from around the world gathered in Tokyo this week to collect litter in the inaugural SpoGomi World Cup, an initiative aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues. The teams of three from countries as far afield as Australia and Brazil scoured the streets of …
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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin said on Friday he would step down next year as president of his party, raising questions over who will lead the Malay-dominated opposition alliance. Muhyiddin, who led Malaysia for 17 months between 2020 and 2021, has served as the Bersatu party’s president since its formation in …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines’ joint patrols with the United States in the South China Sea are within Manila’s rights, and it will continue to support a free and open Indo-Pacific, its national security adviser said on Friday. The Southeast Asian nation rejects China’s assertion that the Philippines enlisted “foreign forces” to patrol the South …
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By Yimou Lee and Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of tech giant Foxconn, on Friday withdrew from the race to be Taiwan’s next president, bringing a sense of relief to the major Apple supplier and iPhone manufacturer, sources said. Gou announced his bid in August, saying he wanted to unite the …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan said on Friday that an Australian warship had sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the sensitive and narrow waterway that separates the democratically governed island from China. The island’s defence ministry did not name the ship but said it entered the strait on Thursday and sailed through it in a southerly direction, …
