Underdog center-left party may outperform expectations in Japan snap poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – A new center-left party pledging to bring “bottom up” democracy to Japan may prove the surprise success story of an election on Sunday, although the party is forecast to win a mere sliver of seats compared to Prime Minister Shinto Abe…
Mexico’s Pemex fires warehouse workers for oil theft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican state oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) said on Tuesday it would rescind contracts held by several workers at a warehouse and distribution center in the central state of Guanajuato as part of a strategy to combat o…
Panama to send immigration envoys to China as visa limits lifted
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama’s government will send an immigration and security delegation to China, the country’s president said on Tuesday, as part of the lifting of visa restrictions for Chinese visitors.
China’s Xi says anti-graft campaign has ‘overwhelming momentum’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s campaign against corruption has achieved “overwhelming momentum”, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday at the start of a critical Communist Party congress expected to cement his authority.
Japan ruling coalition seen winning around two-thirds majority: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition is on track for a roughly two-thirds majority in Sunday’s general election, a survey by Kyodo news agency showed, as its conservative rival led by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike appeared to …
Qatar suggests Gulf crisis hurts fight against Islamic State: CNBC
(Reuters) – Qatar’s foreign minister suggested on Tuesday that measures taken by Saudi Arabia and three other Arab states in their dispute with Qatar had hurt the U.S.-led fight against Islamic State, according to the text of an interview with CNBC.
Japan Inc wants Abe election win, but smaller majority
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese companies overwhelmingly want Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling coalition to stay in power in this Sunday’s national election but about two-thirds want it to lose seats, a Reuters poll found.
New Zealand’s kingmaker holds caucus meeting amid talk decision is close
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s small nationalist party, which has a key role in deciding the next government, is holding a meeting of its caucus on Wednesday as they near a decision on which party to back in a coalition.
China’s Xi to open Communist Party congress, likely signaling plans for next five years
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday opens a critical Communist Party congress expected to cement his authority with a closely watched address signaling how he intends to put that power to use during a second five-year term.
Jailed British-Iranian charity worker received letter from ex-UK PM Cameron: prosecutor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A British-Iranian charity worker serving a jail sentence in Tehran received a letter from ex-prime minister David Cameron that showed she had ties to the British government, a prosecutor said on Tuesday, according to Mizan, the news …
