By Hyunsu Yim SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korea fired a short-range ballistic missile towards the sea off the east coast of the Korean Peninsula on Sunday, South Korea and Japan said, in the latest of a series of tests carried out by the nuclear-armed state since the start of this year. The missile, launched from the …
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BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai authorities on Sunday told the public to beware of falling debris or branches after hail storms hit the northern part of the country and hundreds of homes were damaged. Footage on social media showed the impact of severe wind and hail in the northern province of Chiang Mai. “Heavy rains and …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China is launching an annual recruitment of college graduates in large and midsize cities, the official Xinhua news agency said on Sunday, as authorities double down on efforts to meet a more ambitious job creation goal this year. The recruitment drive, hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, will …
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SEOUL (Reuters) – Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) nations said on Sunday they regret the inaction by the U.N. Security Council over N.Korea’s missile tests. In a statement, they noted “obstruction” by some members of the UNSC. Though they did not name them, China and Russia have blocked recent attempts to do …
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(This March 18 story has been refiled to fix the spelling of economic in the headline) NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s economic and banking system are strong even amid the turmoil currently rocking global markets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. “Amidst a global crisis, today India’s economic system is strong, the banking system …
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(Reuters) -Adani Group has suspended work on a 349 billion rupee ($4.2 billion) petrochemical project at Mundra in India’s western Gujarat state as it focuses on consolidating operations and addressing investor concerns after the Hindenburg shortseller report, according to the Press Trust of India. The report was carried in the Economic Times on Sunday. The …
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DHAKA (Reuters) – A speeding bus veered off a major expressway in central Bangladesh and plunged into a ditch, killing at least 19 people and injured dozens, police said. The death toll could rise further as some of the injured passengers are in critical condition, said Anowar Hossain, police official of Shibchar, where the crash …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi discussed global security and China’s presence in the Pacific with the leader of the Solomon Islands on Sunday, in what was the first visit by a Japanese foreign minister to the island state. Hayashi said Japan was “watching the developments” of a security pact the Solomon Islands …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – A former party chief of the rural credit union in China’s southern province of Guangdong has been placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of law and discipline, the Guangdong anti-graft regulator said on Sunday. The regulator said Wang Shuoping had accepted the disciplinary review, according to a statement on its website. …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia “absolutely” did not promise to support the U.S. in any military conflict over Taiwan in return for a deal to acquire U.S. nuclear-powered attack submarines, Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Sunday. Australia, the U.S. and Britain unveiled the multi-decade AUKUS project on Monday. Canberra is to buy the U.S. Virginia-class …
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