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China had responded to her comments with vitriol in state media commentaries, bans on Japanese seafood, a halt in Japanese movie releases and a warning to citizens not to visit Japan.In mid-November, its defence ministry warned Japan of a “crushing” military defeat if it used force to intervene over democratically governed Taiwan.Beijing views Taiwan as its own territory and has not ruled out the use of force to take control of it, though the island’s government rejects Beijing’s claim and says only Taiwan’s people can decide their future.In Taipei on Monday, Taiwan Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu told lawmakers that…
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SEOUL: A South Korean passenger ferry that ran aground was towed to a port on…
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But the junta’s military backer China has been increasingly irked at the number of its…
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SEOUL: A South Korean passenger ferry carrying 267 passengers and crew got stranded on Wednesday…
Meanwhile, a Bank of America survey of fund managers found that more than half thought…
AMSTERDAM: The Dutch government said on Wednesday (Nov 19) it was suspending its intervention at…
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s electricity utility lost US$1.1 billion worth of power to illegal cryptocurrency mining…
TOKYO: China informed Japan on Wednesday (Nov 19) that it will ban all imports of…
“DIARY REB”During a raid on his home in a densely populated Jakarta neighbourhood, police found…
TOKYO: The Japanese governor overseeing the region that is home to the world’s largest nuclear…
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