By Martin Petty BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Pheu Thai Party will attempt to form a government on Tuesday after weeks of post-election deadlock, with real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin set to be nominated as prime minister and face a vote in parliament. WHO IS SRETTHA? Srettha, 60, is an outsider and political neophyte little known …
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By Panu Wongcha-um and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s populist Pheu Thai Party announced on Monday a controversial pact to form a new government with parties backed by its longtime enemy the military, vowing it would still deliver on its electoral promises including a new constitution. Thailand’s bicameral parliament has been deadlocked for weeks on …
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By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a test of strategic cruise missiles, state news agency KCNA said on Monday, as South Korea and the United States kicked off annual military drills that Pyongyang sees as a rehearsal for war. Kim visited a navy fleet stationed on the east coast …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles will travel to the Philippines to observe joint training drills focussed on regional security, his office said on Monday, amid tensions between the Philippines and China in the South China Sea. More than 2,000 Australian and Philippine defence personnel will participate in amphibious landing and air assault …
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By Ben Blanchard TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan Vice President William Lai managed to walk a fine line on his sensitive trip to the United States if China’s drills in response are anything to go by, but Beijing’s ire may not be allayed for long by a person it deeply dislikes. China, which claims Taiwan as its …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government on Monday congratulated Bernardo Arevalo for winning the Guatemalan presidential election, the country being one of only 13 to maintain formal diplomatic ties with the Chinese-claimed island. Taiwan has sent it congratulations through its embassy in Guatemala, the island’s foreign ministry said in a statement. (Reporting by Ben Blanchard; Editing …
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TOKYO (Reuters) -The leader of a Japanese fisheries industry group told officials on Monday he was “greatly concerned” about the discharge of treated radioactive water set to be released into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant. The government is expected to decide soon, perhaps within days, when to start releasing the water, equivalent …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China has lodged representations with relevant parties over U.S., Japanese, South Korean leaders’ criticism of China at Camp David, a spokesperson with China’s foreign ministry said on Monday. (Reporting by Beijing Newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany must bring its academic practices in line with its security interests in light of tensions with systemic rivals such as China, the country’s research minister wrote in an editorial published in the FAZ newspaper’s Monday edition. Last month, the German government released its long-awaited China strategy with the goal of reducing …
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By Orathai Sriring and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Most Thais disagree with the leading plan for a coalition government which includes military-backed groups, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, two days before a parliamentary vote aiming to end a three-month political stalemate. About 64% of 1,310 respondents disagreed or totally disagreed with the idea …
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