China coast guard personnel a "band of barbarians", says Philippine navy official ( www.reuters.com )
China says Dalai Lama must 'thoroughly correct' his political views ( www.reuters.com )
Russian President Putin arrives in Vietnam for state visit ( www.reuters.com )
Argentina posts largest monthly primary surplus yet under Milei ( www.reuters.com )
US FDIC chair nominee likely has the votes but confirmation process could drag ( www.reuters.com )
The White House wants her confirmed as soon as possible, said a person familiar with the process, and Sherrod Brown, the Democratic chair of the Senate Banking Committee which handles FDIC nominees, is targeting an ambitious timeline. He aims to hold her first hearing the week of July 8, Reuters reported....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Beijing urges Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms over Russian links ( www.reuters.com )
China's commerce ministry said on Wednesday that it had urged Britain to stop sanctioning Chinese firms after the country sanctioned five Chinese companies over their links to Russia....
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says ( www.reuters.com )
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said....
Russia turns to blackmail and 'financial incentives' to hire Germans to spy to make up for expelled diplomats, German agency says ( www.reuters.com )
Russia has turned increasingly to blackmail and financial incentives to hire Germans to spy for it after the blow dealt to its intelligence services by Europe's expulsion of some 600 Russian diplomats, Germany's domestic security service said....
I was 'political football' says UK woman branded a Chinese spy ( www.reuters.com )
Ukraine's international bond rework derailed as deadline nears ( www.reuters.com )
Ukraine has not been able to reach an agreement with a group of bondholders over restructuring some $20 billion of international debt during formal talks, it said on Monday, raising the spectre that the war-torn country might slip into default...
China’s risky answer to wall of debt is more debt ( www.reuters.com )
China’s economy is buried under a great wall of debt and Xi Jinping’s answer is to add more bricks. The president has sanctioned an extraordinary programme of borrowing by the central government to steer the $18 trillion behemoth to “high quality development”. In doing so, he is piling risk onto the country’s last...
Thailand to be first Southeast Asian country to recognise same-sex marriage ( www.reuters.com )
Three of Vietnam's five undersea internet cables are down ( www.reuters.com )
Swedish EV maker Polestar plans to enter seven markets in 2025 ( www.reuters.com )
Toyota shareholders re-elect chairman despite governance concerns ( www.reuters.com )
China increases EV market share in Germany despite import slump ( www.reuters.com )
USA | Pentagon ran secret anti-vax campaign to undermine China during pandemic ( www.reuters.com )
The U.S. military launched a clandestine program amid the COVID crisis to discredit China’s Sinovac inoculation – payback for Beijing’s efforts to blame Washington for the pandemic. One target: the Filipino public. Health experts say the gambit was indefensible and put innocent lives at risk....
US suspends avocado, mango inspections in Mexican state on security concerns ( www.reuters.com )
The United States paused safety inspections for avocados and mangos from a top-producing Mexican state due to a security incident involving U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) staff, a spokesperson for the agency said on Monday....