By Martin Quin Pollard and Bernard Orr BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top spy agency published new details this week about a U.S. citizen jailed for life for espionage earlier this year, describing his recruitment by U.S. agents, how they fabricated his legend, and how he helped them entrap surveillance targets. When a court in Eastern …
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By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – The coming meetings between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un could help reshape how the reclusive and distrustful North has dealt with its partners in Moscow and Beijing, analysts say. When Kim visited Russia for the first time in 2019, his summit with Putin …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -Top military commanders, arms industry officials and diplomats accompanied North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on his trip to Russia, hinting at a potentially defence-heavy agenda for meetings with President Vladimir Putin. North Korea did not name the members of the delegation, but analysts identified several key figures who appear …
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LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s BAE Systems, Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and Italy’s Leonardo have agreed the next steps to deliver the concept phase of a next-generation combat aircraft, BAE Systems said on Tuesday. The three nations agreed in December 2022 to collaborate to build an advanced front-line fighter to enter service around the middle of …
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By Casey Hall SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s state television criticised on Tuesday a famous beauty livestreamer who told off a viewer for complaining about the high price of an eyebrow pencil, as many Chinese feel the pinch from an economic slowdown. CCTV’s remarks come after Li Jiaqi, dubbed the “Lipstick King” for his ability to …
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By Mikhail Flores MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines Nobel laureate Maria Ressa and her news site Rappler were acquitted of tax fraud by a trial court on Tuesday, in another legal victory for the embattled journalist and for press freedom in the Southeast Asian country. Ressa, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2021 alongside a …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering retaining Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki and Industry Minister Yasutoshi Nishimura, Kyodo news agency reported on the eve of an expected cabinet reshuffle, making major changes in the ministerial line-up unlikely. Recent opinion polls show Kishida, who became prime minister less than two years ago, scoring lower …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is bolstering its air power along the coast facing Taiwan with a permanent deployment of new fighters and drones at expanded air bases, Taiwan’s defence ministry said on Tuesday in its biennial report. China, which claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has ramped up its military activities near the island …
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By Leika Kihara and Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is considering keeping Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki in his current post in an upcoming cabinet reshuffle, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. Continuity at the finance ministry would underscore the administration’s focus on keeping sharp yen falls in check, and compiling …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – Days of relentless rain from the remnants of former Typhoon Haikui have caused more than 100 landslides, trapped about 1,360 residents in floodwaters and killed at least seven people in China’s south, said state media. Typhoon Haikui hit southern China eight days ago and has since been downgraded to a tropical storm, …
