By Soo-hyang Choi and Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol heads to Britain on Monday for a state visit, hoping to boost economic ties and security partnerships as his country faces what it sees as growing danger from a nuclear-armed North Korea. Yoon’s four-day trip will be the first state …
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BEIJING/PARIS (Reuters) -China wants more French companies to invest in the country and hopes France will provide a fair business environment for Chinese firms, President Xi Jinping said on Monday, while France also called for fair rules for foreign companies in China. Xi made the comments in a phone call with French President Emmanuel Macron, …
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GENEVA (Reuters) – The head of the World Health Organisation said on Monday he was “appalled” by an attack on the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza that he said had killed 12 people, including patients, citing unspecified reports. “Health workers and civilians should never have to be exposed to such horror, and especially while inside a …
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By Ben Blanchard and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) -Lai Ching-te, the frontrunner for Taiwan’s presidency, named on Monday Taipei’s former envoy to the United States as his running mate in January’s election, a high-profile diplomat well known in Washington but who Beijing denounces as a separatist. Lai, vice president and the ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s …
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By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said a Chinese warship acted in a dangerous manner during an incident with an Australian navy vessel that injured a military diver, his first comments on the matter which he said had damaged ties. HMAS Toowoomba – a long-range frigate – was conducting a diving …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s defence ministry said on Monday that it did not carry out any activities that might affect Australian diving operations after the country criticised it over an “unsafe and unprofessional” interaction with an Australian navy vessel. “China kept a safe distance from the Australian ship,” a statement from China’s defence ministry said, …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China reaffirmed its support on Monday for new countries joining the BRICS grouping of developing nations, even as Argentina’s likely next foreign minister was quoted as saying that her country would no longer do so. Argentina was among six countries invited to become new members of the BRICS at a summit held …
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JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi on Monday condemned Israel’s “attack” on the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza. “The attack is a clear violation of international humanitarian laws. All countries, especially those that have close relations with Israel, must use all their influence and capabilities to urge Israel to stop its atrocities,” she said …
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Vyacheslav Volodin, will lead a delegation to China from Nov. 21 to 23, Chinese state media reported on Monday. (Reporting by Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
(Corrects reference to Palestinian representation in paragraph 3) By Yew Lun Tian and Laurie Chen BEIJING (Reuters) -Arab and Muslim ministers called on Monday for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as their delegation visited Beijing on the first leg of a tour to push for an end to hostilities and to allow humanitarian aid into …
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