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Top U.S. diplomat to arrive in Pacific amid battle for influence with China
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A senior U.S. diplomat will travel to Samoa on Thursday on a multi-leg trip to Pacific Island countries intended to demonstrate re-engagement by the United States with a region in w...
Aug 03, 2022
Taiwan’s Tsai thanks G7 for supporting regional peace and stability
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the Group of Seven (G7) nations on Thursday for supporting regional peace and stability after the group called on China to resolve tensions i...
Aug 03, 2022
U.S. Navy say carrier USS Ronald Reagan conducting operations in Philippine Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) - The U.S. Navy on Thursday said the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier was conducting scheduled operations in the Philippine Sea in the Western Pacific, a 5.7 million square kilometre...
Aug 03, 2022
S.Korea, U.S. express concerns over N.Korea, vow to maintain strong deterrence
SEOUL (Reuters) - Parliament speakers of South Korea and the United States expressed on Thursday their concerns over increasing threats posed by North Korea, and agreed to support efforts to maintain ...
Aug 03, 2022
N.Korea says will ‘never tolerate’ U.S. accusation of its nuclear programme
By Soo-hyang Choi SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea warned it will "never tolerate" the United States' criticism of the isolated country's nuclear programme, calling Washington the "kingpin of nuclear pro...
Aug 03, 2022
Taiwan defence ministry: Military will react appropriately to ‘enemy situation’
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's defence ministry said on Thursday its military will continue to reinforce its alertness level and will react appropriately to the "enemy situation". China is carrying out t...
Aug 03, 2022
Chinese military begins drills around Taiwan – state media
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's People's Liberation Army has begun military exercises including live firing on the waters and in the airspace surrounding the island of Taiwan, Chinese state television rep...
Aug 03, 2022
Taiwan says will strengthen self-defence capabilities
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan will strengthen self-defence capabilities and closely coordinate with the United States and like-minded countries, foreign ministry spokeswoman Joanne Ou told a news conferen...
Aug 03, 2022
Taiwan urges its firms to boost cybersecurity as attacks jump amid China tensions
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan's government urged the island's companies on Thursday to enhance their cybersecurity in the coming days as authorities were seeing a record number of attacks on their website...
Aug 03, 2022
New COVID case numbers in New Zealand trending lower, signs wave peaked
By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's health ministry sees strong signs that the country's latest COVID-19 wave has peaked, as new cases continue to trend lower. The number of people in...
Aug 03, 2022
