China likely will never open all files on painful past, official says
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will likely never open all the files on its recent painful past, including the Cultural Revolution and Great Leap Forward, and sees no need to reassess those periods, a senior party historian said on M…
Japan to send team to North Korea for update on abductions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will send officials to North Korea for an update on the reclusive country’s investigation into the fate of Japanese citizens abducted decades ago to train spies, Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday.
Polish president wants euro decision after 2015 vote: report
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland should decide on its path towards euro accession following parliamentary elections due in the autumn of 2015, President Bronislaw Komorowski was quoted as saying on Monday.
Small avalanches hamper final search for Nepal storm survivors
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Small avalanches hampered the search for Nepali porters and guides missing for six days after a devastating Himalayan storm, officials said on Monday, as rescue crews began to scale back the hunt for survivors of a disaster that k…
France will cut deficit at appropriate pace: Sapin
PARIS (Reuters) – French Finance Minister Michel Sapin reaffirmed ahead of a meeting in Berlin with his German counterpart on Monday that France would cut its deficit at a rate appropriate to maintaining a fragile recovery.
What opportunity? Nordic equality fails to infiltrate corporate club
STOCKHOLM/OSLO/COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – When it comes to equality at home and in the political arena, Nordic countries have long outperformed the rest of the world. But a look at their blue-chip companies reveals a gaping hole in the picture.
South Korea concert victims’ families call for leniency
SEOUL (Reuters) – The families of 16 people who died after falling through a ventilation shaft at a South Korean open-air concert asked for leniency on Monday for event organizers despite fresh concerns about safety six months after a ferry disaster.
Australia set to help China seize assets of corrupt Chinese officials: paper
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police have agreed to assist China in the extradition and seizure of assets of corrupt Chinese officials who have fled with hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit funds, the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported on …
Kerry in Indonesia seeking Asian support against Islamic state
JAKARTA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Indonesia for Joko Widodo’s presidential inauguration on Monday, seeking more help from Southeast Asian leaders in the U.S.-led effort against Islamic State in the Middle East.
Japan METI minister expected to resign in blow to PM Abe: media
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s new trade and industry minister was expected to resign on Monday, domestic media said, over allegations that her support groups misused political funds, dealing a blow to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe as he faces tough policy deci…
