‘Air raid alert’: Taiwan holds annual evacuation drill amid China tension
By Angie Teo, Ann Wang and Fabian Hamacher TAIPEI (Reuters) – Cities across northern Taiwan ordered cars off roads and…
July 2023
Take Five: School’s (not) out for summer
LONDON (Reuters) -The peak holiday season is gearing up, but school’s not quite out for summer in financial markets. With…
China, Russia conclude drills as US, South Korea, Japan deepen security ties
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Russia on Sunday wrapped up an air and naval exercise in the Sea of Japan…
Analysis-China’s pitch to foreign investors falls flat as incentives dwindle
By Joe Cash BEIJING (Reuters) – China is struggling to revive foreign investment in its financially battered cities and provinces…
Analysis-As Japan aligns with U.S. chip curbs on China, some in Tokyo feel uneasy
By Tim Kelly, Karen Freifeld and Kentaro Sugiyama TOKYO/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Japan’s imposition of export controls on chip making…
Russian ammunition depot hit during Ukrainian drone attack in Crimea – official
(Reuters) -An ammunition depot was hit during a Ukrainian drone attack on Dzhankoi in Crimea early on Monday, with Russian…
Mayor of Ecuadorian city of Manta assassinated in attack
By Alexandra Valencia QUITO (Reuters) -The mayor of the Ecuadorian Pacific port city of Manta, Agustin Intriago, was shot dead…
Investors look beyond Turkey rate hike disappointment, for now
By Jorgelina do Rosario LONDON (Reuters) -Turkey has under-delivered on rate hikes for a second month, but foreign investors are…
Chinese petchem firms betting big on energy transition products
By Chen Aizhu SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Chinese oil refiners and petrochemical companies are investing tens of billions of dollars to…
School gymnasium roof collapse kills 11 in China
BEIJING (Reuters) -The concrete roof of a school gymnasium collapsed in China’s Qiqihar city on Sunday killing 11 people, many…