By Kantaro Komiya TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan launched a lunar exploration spacecraft on Thursday aboard a homegrown H-IIA rocket, hoping to become the world’s fifth country to land on the moon early next year. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) said the rocket took off from Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan as planned and successfully released …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is willing to work with Italy to improve trade and investment ties, a spokesperson at the commerce ministry said on Thursday, following a recent visit by the Italian foreign minister to Beijing. Both sides have reached consensus on further improving the level of trade and facilitating two-way investment, ministry spokesperson He …
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HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam will soon sign an inter-government agreement on the rice trade with the Philippines to help the countries ensure food security, its government said in a statement on Thursday. The announcement followed a meeting between Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on the sidelines of an …
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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s main border crossing with Afghanistan was closed for a second day on Thursday, leading to a build-up of trucks laden with goods, after clashes between security forces from the two countries. The busy border crossing had closed on Wednesday after Pakistani and Afghan Taliban forces started firing at each other, …
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By Krishn Kaushik NEW DELHI (Reuters) -Invites sent by Indian President Droupadi Murmu calling herself “President of Bharat” for a dinner on the sidelines of the G20 summit have stirred speculation that the government may be about to change the country’s name. WHAT IS THE CONTROVERSY ABOUT INDIA’S NAME? By convention, invitations issued by Indian …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China wants to work with Indonesia to expand cooperation in various areas including green energy, the digital economy, biomedicine, and artificial intelligence, China’s foreign ministry reported on Wednesday, citing Premier Li Qiang. Li, in Indonesia for a regional summit, told a late Tuesday dinner with business leaders that they should be confident …
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By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Developing countries have proposed that a new U.N. fund unlocks at least $100 billion by 2030 to address irreversible damage caused by climate change, as states prepare to discuss who will benefit and who will pay in at the U.N. COP28 climate summit. Countries will attempt to hammer out …
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By Mark Trevelyan (Reuters) -Armenia said on Wednesday it would host a joint army exercise with the United States next week, at a time of rising military tension with neighbouring Azerbaijan and open friction in its relationship with Russia. The Armenian Defence Ministry said the purpose of the Sept. 11-20 “Eagle Partner 2023” exercise was …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon expects to release its closely-watched annual report on China’s military modernization and defense strategy in mid-October, although the timing could shift, a senior U.S. defense official said on Wednesday. The annual report offers a snapshot of everything from China’s nuclear forces to its pressure on Taiwan, a self-ruled island that …
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(Reuters) -China ordered officials at central government agencies not to use Apple’s iPhones and other foreign-branded devices for work or bring them into the office, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing people familiar with the matter. In recent weeks, staff were given the instructions by their superiors in workplace chat groups or meetings, …
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