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China worries about lagging consumption as broader economy shakes off COVID
By Gabriel Crossley and Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) - China will be looking to tweak its economic policies to get consumers to spend more, policy advisers in Beijing said after retail sales emerged as...
Jan 20, 2021
EU’s Michel calls on Biden to form new transatlantic pact
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union called on incoming U.S. President Joe Biden to form a "new founding pact" with Europe working on issues such as peace, security, prosperity, freedom and human r...
Jan 20, 2021
Thai govt to file royal defamation complaint against opposition figure Thanathorn
By Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) - Thailand's ministry of digital economy and society will file a criminal complaint of defaming the country's monarchy against ban...
Jan 20, 2021
British lawyer declines HK case after being subjected to ‘disgraceful’ comment
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A British prosecutor hired by the Hong Kong government to lead a case against democracy activists has pulled out after coming under pressure in Britain including 'disgraceful' co...
Jan 20, 2021
Iran’s Rouhani says ‘ball in U.S. court’ over nuclear dispute
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged U.S. President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday to return to a 2015 nuclear deal and lift crippling sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Biden, who t...
Jan 20, 2021
Foreign visitors to Japan at 22-year low in 2020 on coronavirus curbs
TOKYO (Reuters) - The number of foreign visitors to Japan plunged 87% in 2020 to a 22-year low as the country mostly closed its borders in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan National Tourism Org...
Jan 20, 2021
American ‘digital nomad’ to be deported from Bali after LGBT and lifestyle tweets
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) - An American woman and self-described digital nomad will be deported from Indonesia after posting tweets that sparked a social media backlash over perceived western priv...
Jan 20, 2021
North Korea cracks down on foreign media, speaking styles
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea is imposing stiff fines or prison for anyone caught enjoying South Korean entertainment or copying the way South Koreans speak as leader Kim Jong Un steps u...
Jan 19, 2021
China deploys 16 rescue teams to save stricken gold miners
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China has deployed 16 professional rescue teams and dozens of medical personnel to try to save 12 miners trapped underground for 10 days after an explosion in a gold mine in north...
Jan 19, 2021
South Korea’s Moon taps ex-adviser as foreign minister in bid to revive North Korea talks
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's president on Wednesday nominated a former national security adviser who played a bridging role in an unprecedented summit between North Korea and the Un...
Jan 19, 2021
