MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Saturday the country must boost its rice stocks and that he may seek a supply deal with India, worried about the potential impact of El Nino dry weather on the local harvest and about other suppliers. “I’m thinking about the national supply for rice,” Marcos told …
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By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka on Saturday invited Japan to resume investment in projects including power, roads and ports as the Japanese foreign minister wrapped up the first high-level visit to the crisis-hit country in nearly four years. Sri Lanka Foreign Minister Ali Sabry said his country was seeking Japanese investment in sectors …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, after the two nations’ top officials pledged to engage with China but also oppose it if needed. Austin and Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Queensland state for the annual Australia-U.S. Ministerial (AUSMIN) …
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SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un met the Chinese delegation which visited Pyongyang to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of the Korean War and vowed to develop the two countries’ relations to a “new high”, the North’s state media said on Saturday. Kim hosted a reception for the Chinese officials led …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – The frequent dispatch of ships and aircraft by certain unnamed countries to “show off their military force for self-interest” has raised tensions in the East and South China Seas, China’s defence ministry said on Saturday. In comments about a Japanese defence report flagging Chinese threats, ministry spokesperson Tan Kefei said the actions …
By Trevor Hunnicutt FREEPORT, Maine (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Friday Vietnam’s leader wants to meet him for talks at the September G20 summit in New Delhi to discuss elevating U.S.-Vietnam relations. “I got a call from the head of Vietnam, desperately wants to meet with me when I go to the …
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By Josh Smith and Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) – Chinese and Russian officials stood shoulder to shoulder with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un as they reviewed his newest nuclear-capable missiles and attack drones at a military parade in the capital, North Korean state media showed on Friday. The widely anticipated parade in Pyongyang the …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a trilateral summit at Camp David in Maryland on Aug. 18, the White House said on Friday. “The three leaders will discuss expanding trilateral cooperation across the Indo-Pacific and beyond – including to …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China signed a cooperation agreement with Mauritania and pledged to strengthen collaboration with Burundi on Friday in the latest in a series of talks between visiting African leaders and Chinese President Xi Jinping. “Developing solidarity and cooperation with African countries is an important cornerstone of China’s foreign policy,” Xi said in the …
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By Neil Jerome Morales and Adrian Portugal MANILA (Reuters) -Domingo and Glenda Aparentado stood side by side in their crowded living room on Friday, saying their last goodbye to their 24-year-old daughter Denice who was among 27 people killed when a ferry capsized near the Philippine capital. “I carried her for nine months in my …
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