SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea convened a key party meeting to decide its diplomatic and defence strategy “to cope with the changed international situation”, with leader Kim Jong Un attending, state media KCNA said on Saturday. The enlarged plenary meeting of the Central Committee of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK) opened on Friday …
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By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. rights groups plan protests next week against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s state visit to Washington over what they call India’s deteriorating human rights record, even though experts do not expect Washington to be publicly critical of New Delhi. The Indian American Muslim Council, Peace Action, Veterans for Peace …
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By Simon Lewis WASHINGTON (Reuters) – There has been no sign of improvement in the political situation in Myanmar since the 2021 coup, Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said following a meeting in Washington with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who said he shared his counterpart’s pessimism. Singapore is a member of the Association …
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By Deep Kaushik Vakil (Reuters) – Gold prices were choppy on Friday as investors juggled a hawkish Federal Reserve outlook on interest rates, which offset support from the dollar’s overall retreat this week. Spot gold edged up 0.1% to $1,958.83 per ounce by 12 p.m. EDT (1800 GMT), en route to a 0.1% weekly dip. …
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By Humeyra Pamuk, Simon Lewis and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Beijing this weekend with expectations low that he will make headway on the long list of disputes between the United States and China. But he and his Chinese counterparts can achieve at least one thing, say analysts …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed the global rise of artificial intelligence with Bill Gates on Friday and said he welcomed U.S. firms including Microsoft bringing their AI tech to China, two sources familiar with the talks said. Xi also discussed Microsoft’s business development in China during their meeting in Beijing, one of …
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By Panu Wongcha-um, Poppy McPherson and Ananda Teresia BANGKOK (Reuters) -Thailand’s caretaker government is proposing to “fully re-engage” Myanmar’s military rulers and has invited ASEAN foreign ministers to an informal meeting on Sunday to discuss a stalled peace plan, according to a letter seen by Reuters and sources aware of the invitation. The proposal …
BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese President Xi Jinping called Bill Gates “an old friend” and said he hoped they could cooperate in a way that would benefit both China and the United States, in Xi’s first meeting with a foreign entrepreneur in years. In a meeting at Beijing’s Diaoyutai state guest house, where China’s leaders have traditionally …
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BEIJING/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -China firmly opposes some EU countries’ ban on Huawei and said the European Commission has no legal basis nor factual evidence to prohibit the Chinese telecom giant, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. ZTE, also singled out by EU industry chief Thierry Breton as a high-risk vendor, criticised the move to …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The national security advisers of the United States, Japan and the Philippines on Friday discussed regional security issues and ways to strengthen the trilateral alliance, they said in a joint statement. It was the first meeting between White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan and his counterparts, Akiba Takeo of Japan and …
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