SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea said on Tuesday it sees no problem with the scientific or technical aspects of Japan’s plan to release water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant but it does not necessarily support the plan. Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader said on Tuesday he strongly opposed Japan’s release into the sea of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and the city would “immediately activate” import controls on Japanese seafood. On Thursday, Japan will begin releasing more than a million tons of water from the plant …
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MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said it completed a resupply mission to its grounded warship on a contested atoll in the South China Sea on Tuesday, two weeks after it had to abort a similar attempt when a China Coast Guard vessel fired water cannon at its boats. The country’s task force on the South …
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(Reuters) -Japan said late on Monday it had responded to inquiries from China and Russia about the ocean discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power station, owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings (Tepco). The Japanese government has shared its responses to the two neighbouring countries in a document dated Aug. 18 and posted …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China firmly opposes the Philippines taking advantage of the opportunity of resupplying troops to transport “illegal” construction materials to a grounded warship on a disputed shoal, the coast guard said on Tuesday. A small number of Philippine troops live aboard the World War Two-era warship Sierra Madre which the Southeast Asian nation …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea appears to be preparing for its second attempt at launching a reconnaissance satellite this year, a move that may prove as controversial as the nuclear-armed country’s weapons tests. A May 31 attempt – North Korea’s first such launch since 2016 – ended in fiery failure when its new Chollima-1 rocket …
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By Sophie Yu and Josh Smith BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) -An Air Koryo flight from Pyongyang landed in Beijing early on Tuesday for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns began in 2020, as North Korea cracks open its border to some passenger travel. The flight, JS151, arrived at 9:17 a.m. (0117 GMT), shortly ahead of …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday set foot on home soil for the first time since 2008, returning from self-exile to a Bangkok jail just hours before his allies attempt to form a government after weeks of political deadlock. Thaksin, the billionaire figurehead of the populist …
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By Panarat Thepgumpanat and Chayut Setboonsarng BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s former premier Thaksin Shinawatra on Tuesday set foot on home soil for the first time since 2008, returning from self-exile to a Bangkok jail just hours before his allies attempt to form a government after weeks of political deadlock. Thaksin, the billionaire figurehead of the populist …
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By Martin Petty (Reuters) – Cambodia’s newly elected national assembly on Tuesday endorsed Hun Manet as the country’s new prime minister, ending the nearly four-decade rule of his father Hun Sen. Will Hun Manet continue his father’s strongman style of leadership or offer Cambodia democratic reforms and improve ties with the West? WHAT IS HUN …
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