Japan PM Kishida says willing to meet Kim Jong Un over kidnappings
By Kevin Buckland TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Saturday he was willing to meet North…
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Nepal PM Dahal to visit India next week, hold talks with Modi
NEW DELHI/KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kumar Dahal will visit India next week and hold talks with his…
US charges two in Beijing-directed targeting of Falun Gong
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two Los Angeles residents have been charged with acting in a Beijing-directed scheme targeting U.S.-based practitioners of…
Economic development in Asia still faces many challenges, China minister says
BEIJING (Reuters) – Economic and trade development in the Asia-Pacific still faces many disturbances and challenges, China’s commerce minister Wang…
Petronas says Malaysian anti-graft probe found no wrongdoing by the firm
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia’s state oil firm Petronas said on Saturday an anti-corruption probe into the firm’s dealings involving a…
Failure to back Ukraine would send signal to China about taking Taiwan -US senator
By Sergiy Voloshin KYIV (Reuters) – If the United States fails to back Ukraine enough in the war against Russia,…
North Korea spent the pandemic building a huge border wall
By Josh Smith and Sudev Kiyada SEOUL (Reuters) – For North Koreans, the country’s northern frontier long offered rare access…
Exclusive-IMF, others should give $100 billion climate FX guarantee – document
By Simon Jessop and Marc Jones LONDON (Reuters) -A top-level meeting in Paris next month will lay out a $100…
APEC trade chiefs agree on more inclusive trade, but no joint statement
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) – Trade ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) countries agreed on Friday to…
US Trade Rep Tai exchanges objections with China’s commerce minister in Detroit meeting
By David Lawder DETROIT (Reuters) -U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai raised complaints about China’s state-led economic policies during a meeting…