SEOUL (Reuters) – The head of South Korea’s central bank said on Sunday it would likely face an increasing conflict between policy goals in 2023 as the effect of the recent aggressive policy tightening materialises in earnest. “It will be a year when a sophisticated policy mix is more important than ever due to a …
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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Travellers from China to Australia will need to submit a negative COVID-19 test from Jan. 5, Australian health minister Mark Butler said on Sunday, joining other nations that have implemented similiar restrictions as cases surge in China. This is a measure taken out of an abundance of caution, Butler told a news …
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By Choonsik Yoo SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea’s exports in December fell from a year earlier for the third consecutive month, data showed on Sunday, with the outlook clouded by a Chinese economy fighting a surge in COVID-19 cases at a time of slowing global growth. South Korea is the first major exporting economy to release …
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BEIJING(Reuters) – China’s home prices fell at a faster pace in December, according to a private survey on Sunday, reflecting persistently weak demand amid rising COVID-19 cases despite a slew of support measures. China’s property market crisis worsened this summer, with official data showing home prices, sales and investment all falling in recent months, adding …
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SHANGHAI (Reuters) – A U.S. military plane involved in a confrontation with Chinese aircraft in disputed southern waters last week had violated international law and put the safety of Chinese pilots at risk, a defence ministry spokesman said. The U.S. military said on Thursday that a Chinese Navy J-11 fighter jet had come within 10 …
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By Jeanny Kao TAIPEI (Reuters) -Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen on Sunday offered to provide China with “necessary assistance” to help it deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases, but said Chinese military activities near the island were not beneficial to peace and stability. In an abrupt change of policy, China last month began dismantling the …
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TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen will send a special envoy to attend this week’s funeral of former Pope Benedict, with her office saying it is a demonstration of the “deep friendship” between Taiwan and the Vatican, which has been courting China. Benedict, the first pontiff in 600 years to resign and a standard …
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By Joyce Lee and Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered the development of new intercontinental ballistic missiles and massive production of tactical nuclear weapons to counter threats from the United States and South Korea, state media said on Sunday. At a key meeting of the ruling Workers’ Party, Kim …
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By Stella Qiu and Stefaniia Bern (Reuters) -With fireworks planned in Paris, hopes for an end to war in Kyiv, and a return to post-COVID normality in Australia and China, Europe and Asia bid farewell to 2022. It was a year marked for many by the conflict in Ukraine, economic stresses and the effects of …
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