TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwanese charged with suspicion of spying on behalf of China rose by a third to 64 people last year, the island’s National Security Bureau said, adding most were current or retired soldiers. China has stepped up political and military pressure in recent years to back its claim that democratically governed Taiwan is …
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BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s coal imports rose 14.4% in 2024 to a record high, official data showed on Monday, as lower international coal prices spurred buyers to substitute imports for domestic supply. Coal imports for the year totalled 542.7 million metric tons, according to China’s General Administration of Customs, up from 474.42 million tons in …
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s vehicle exports, including chassis, rose 22.8% to 6.41 million units, customs data showed on Monday. Exports of this segment in value terms were up 15.5% to $117.35 billion last year. (Reporting by Qiaoyi Li and Brenda Goh; Editing by Tom Hogue)
CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, 12 ene (Reuters) – Pumas UNAM ganó el domingo 2-1 a Necaxa en su primer partido del torneo Clausura del fútbol mexicano con goles de Jorge Ruvalcaba y Rodrigo López. En el otro partido del domingo, Monterrey y Puebla empataron 1-1 con goles del argentino Jorge “Corcho” Rodríguez y del brasileño Gustavo …
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TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya will travel to South Korea on Monday to shore up security cooperation between the East Asian neighbours and their mutual U.S. ally that is meant to counter China’s growing regional power. It marks the first time in seven years that a Japanese foreign minister will visit South …
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By Kevin Buckland and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba asked U.S. President Joe Biden to allay concerns in the Japanese and U.S. business communities over the status of Nippon Steel’s planned acquisition of U.S. Steel. Ishiba made the request in a three-way online meeting with Biden and Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos …
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TOKIO, 13 ene (Reuters) – El primer ministro japonés, Shigeru Ishiba, pidió al presidente estadounidense, Joe Biden, que disipe las preocupaciones de la comunidad empresarial japonesa y estadounidense sobre la situación de la adquisición prevista de U.S. Steel por Nippon Steel, informó el lunes la agencia de noticias Jiji. Jiji también afirmó que Ishiba, Biden …
By Colleen Howe BEIJING (Reuters) -Tibet’s earthquake of magnitude 6.8 that killed 126 and damaged four water reservoirs this week highlights the risks from a hydropower building spree by Asian giants China and India in one of the world’s most remote, quake-prone regions, experts say. Some 68 major dams in the Himalayan region exploit the …
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Por Nathan Frandino y Lisa Richwine LOS ÁNGELES, 12 ene (Reuters) -Los bomberos se apresuraban el domingo a contener dos incendios forestales de Los Ángeles que ardían por sexto día consecutivo, aprovechando un breve respiro en las condiciones peligrosas antes de que los fuertes vientos regresen y aviven las llamas nuevamente. Al menos 24 personas …
By Dharamraj Dhutia and Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian rupee is likely to fall further this week, weakening past a psychologically important level, in the wake of an ongoing rally in the U.S. dollar on upbeat economic data, while bond yields could rise, tracking U.S. peers. The rupee, which is on a 10-week …
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