March 31 (Reuters) – Russia said on Friday that a ceasefire in Ukraine would not allow it to achieve the goals of its “special military operation” at this time. The Kremlin was reacting after Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko – Russia’s closest ally – called for an immediate ceasefire, without preconditions, and for Moscow and Kyiv … Read more
BEIJING/WASHINGTON, March 30 (Reuters) – China on Thursday called U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s remarks “irresponsible” and “unreasonable” on Thursday after Yellen said Beijing’s lending activities left developing countries “prisoners of debt”. Yellen said Wednesday that she was concerned about some of China’s activities around the world, particularly its lending to developing countries. She told … Read more
KUALA LUMPUR, March 31 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s top court on Friday rejected jailed former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s request to review his bribery conviction in connection with the multibillion-dollar state fund scandal. 1MDB, ending Najib’s legal efforts to challenge the guilty verdict. . Najib became the first Malaysian prime minister to be imprisoned after the … Read more
TOKYO, March 31 (Reuters) – The Japanese government on Friday announced plans to restrict exports of 23 types of semiconductor manufacturing equipment, aligning its trade controls on the technology with U.S. pressure to limit the ability of China to manufacture advanced chips. The trade and industry minister said in a press release that he would … Read more
ANKARA, March 30 (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament on Thursday approved a bill allowing Finland to join NATO, paving the way for the country to join the Western defense alliance as war rages in Ukraine. Turkey’s parliament was the latest among the alliance’s 30 members to ratify Finland’s membership after the Hungarian legislature approved a similar … Read more
March 30 (Reuters) – Alexei Moskalyov, a Russian sentenced to two years in prison for discrediting the military and having his daughter taken into care, was arrested in Belarus after fleeing house arrest, Reuters told Thursday on Thursday. lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov. Zakhvatov said Moskalyov, 54, was arrested in Minsk, likely because he turned on his … Read more
SEOUL, March 30 (Reuters) – North Korea is executing people for drug trafficking, South Korean media sharing and religious activities as it stifles the human rights and freedoms of its citizens, its citizens said on Thursday. its rival, South Korea, in a report. South Korea’s Unification Ministry, which handles inter-Korean affairs, based the 450-page report … Read more
Premier Li says China is open for business Post-pandemic economic recovery is taking hold, Li says Speech at the summit latest charm offensive on companies But trade friction, geopolitical outlook darkens BOAO, China, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Thursday he was committed to opening up and reforming the world’s second-largest … Read more
TEGUCIGALPA, March 29 (Reuters) – Honduran President Xiomara Castro will visit China “soon”, the Honduran Foreign Ministry announced on Twitter on Wednesday, without giving a date for the trip. The announcement came days after China established diplomatic ties with Honduras as the Central American country ended its decades-long relationship with Taiwan. Honduras’ foreign minister visited … Read more
Second deadly ferry disaster in the Philippines in less than a year 230 people rescued – coat guard Death toll rises sharply after bodies found in cabin The Philippines has an uneven maritime security record MANILA, March 30 (Reuters) – At least 28 people have died, including a 6-month-old baby, after a fire broke out … Read more