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By Casey Hall, Florence Lo, Xihao Jiang GUANYUN, China (Reuters) -In an industrial park being built with Chinese state support in the middle of a sprawling farming community, factory boss Lei Congrui straightens a tiny golden bell hanging off a choker on a mannequin wearing white-and-pink lingerie. What Lei calls his “erotic clothing” showroom is …

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KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian autos firm Proton launched its first electric vehicle on Monday, the latest entry into the local market as the country seeks to boost EV and hybrid EV use and gain a foothold in the global supply chain. Proton is majority owned by Malaysian conglomerate DRB HICOM, with the remaining 49.9% …

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By Giulio Piovaccari and Nora Eckert MILAN/DETROIT (Reuters) – Steered by Chairman John Elkann, Stellantis, owner of 14 brands including Fiat, Jeep and Ram, is acting swiftly to dismantle the legacy of its former CEO and repair relations with dealers, industry partners, governments and workers. Carlos Tavares abruptly resigned on Dec. 1, almost 18 months …

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JAKARTA (Reuters) -Indonesia will transfer Mary Jane Veloso, a Philippine woman sentenced to death in 2010 for drug trafficking, to her home country in the early hours of Wednesday, a senior Indonesian official said. Jakarta agreed last month to repatriate Veloso, a former domestic helper and mother of two, who was arrested in Yogyakarta 14 …

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TAIPEI (Reuters) – A delegation of Chinese officials led by a deputy Shanghai mayor arrived in Taipei on Monday for an annual city-to-city forum, a rare visit happening at a time of heightened Taiwan-China military and political tension. China, which claims the democratically governed island as its territory, last week carried out large-scale military activities …

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(This Dec. 11 story has been corrected to fix the organization’s name from U.S. National Trade and Tourism Office to U.S. National Travel and Tourism Office in second graphic and in paragraph 2) By Aishwarya Jain (Reuters) – U.S. hotels and travel companies are aiming to tap a surge in Indian tourists to boost revenue …

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NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to supply liquefied natural gas to Sri Lanka’s power plants and will work on connecting the power grids of the two countries as well as lay a petroleum pipeline between the neighbours, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday. Modi was speaking at a joint press briefing with …

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