Germany says receiving growing protectionism complaints in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Germany is getting an increasing number of complaints from its companies about a rise of protectionism in China, while Germany is keeping its door open to surging Chinese investment, the country’s ambassador in Beijing told Reuters….
French voters want PM Valls to win left-wing presidential primary: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – French voters want to see Prime Minister Manuel Valls secure the Socialist Party ticket to run for presidential election next year, an opinion poll showed on Friday, hours after President Francois Hollande announced that he would not …
Singapore may prove a tough nut for China to crack over regional security
HONG KONG/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – As the impounding of Singaporean troop carriers in Hong Kong exposes rising tensions between China and Singapore, the Lion City is unlikely to budge on core security interests concerning Beijing – its military relationship with Taiwan, worries over the South China Sea and its hosting of the U.S. military.
In Sudan, austerity and protest as economy crumbles
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Mohamed Yassin’s minimarket occupies a prime spot in Khartoum but its shelves are largely empty as a plummeting currency and slew of subsidy cuts pushes prices up and customers away.
Bolivia suspends airline as Colombian crash probe points to lack of fuel
LA PAZ/MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) – Bolivian authorities on Thursday suspended the license of a tiny charter airline whose plane crashed in Colombia this week after apparently running out of fuel, killing 71 people and wiping out a Brazilian soccer t…
Draft law gives Chinese police control of online discussion on disasters
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s county-level police will be able to censor internet coverage of natural and man-made disasters, according to a revised draft of the country’s policing law that the Chinese Public Security Bureau released late on Thursday.
Former U.N. chief Annan visits Myanmar’s northwest amid Rohingya crisis
YANGON (Reuters) – A team led by former U.N. chief Kofi Annan arrived in Myanmar’s northwestern Rakhine State on Friday to address the plight of Rohingya Muslims, amid an army crackdown that has killed at least 86 people and sent 10,000 fleeing to Bang…
China rescues Filipinos near disputed South China Sea shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – China’s coastguard has rescued Filipino fishermen from a capsized boat near a disputed South China Sea shoal, the Philippines said on Friday, underlining the fast thawing of ties between two countries long at odds over sovereignty.
Torture marks on six bodies found in pit in Panama
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Six bodies, showing signs of torture and some with their limbs cut off, were found in a pit in a rural area east of Panama’s capital, a security official said on Thursday, adding that the killings were suspected of being linked …
South Korea’s scandal-tainted Park to face impeachment vote next week
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean opposition parties said on Friday they will hold a parliamentary impeachment vote on scandal-tainted President Park Geun-hye next week, while her own party remains undecided on whether to force her out of office.
