MANILA, Jun 14 (NNN-PNA) – An alleged Daesh leader in Southeast Asia was killed in a clash with Philippine troops and police, in the southern Philippines today, the military said.
Lieutenant General Roy Galido, commander of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), Western Command, identified the extremist as Faharudin Benito Hadji Satar, also known as Abu Zacharia, the alleged leader of the Daesh in Southeast Asia.
HONG KONG, June 14 (Reuters) - Bill Gates, Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) co-founder, is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday during his visit to China, two people with knowledge of the matter said.
The meeting will mark Xi's first meeting with a foreign private entrepreneur in recent years. The people said the encounter may be a one-on-one meeting. A third source confirmed they would meet, without providing details.
HANOI, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam's seafood exports were revised down by 10 percent to 9 billion U.S. dollars for this year due to weakening demand from key markets, Vietnam News reported on Tuesday.
It is highly likely that the seafood industry would fail to reach the official export target of 10 billion dollars for 2023, said Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of the Vietnam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP).
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly spray-painted graffiti on the wall and gate of the U.S. Consulate, according to media reports and the police.
Photos from local media including the South China Morning Post showed the English word “hegemony” and the Chinese words for “double standards” painted in white on the gate and a nearby wall.
The vandalism comes amid a deterioration in US-Chinese relations as the nations clash over trade issues and tensions over Taiwan, a self-governed island that China claims is part of its territory.
BEIJING, June 12. /TASS/: China does not spy on the United States from a base in Cuba and cannot provide any information about a rumored possible visit by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said on Monday.
"Regarding the so-called spying that China allegedly carries out from Cuba - this is a falsehood," he told a news briefing, while responding to a Western journalist. Asked for a comment on the outlook for Blinken’s visit to China, Wang replied that "I don't have any information at the moment that I can disseminate."
PHNOM PENH, Jun 12 (NNN-AKP) – The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Cambodia, today, donated seven million U.S. dollars’ worth of medical equipment for oxygen therapy to Cambodia, officials said.
The handover ceremony was held in Phnom Penh, between Will Parks, UNICEF representative in Cambodia, and Youk Sambath, secretary of state for Cambodia’s Ministry of Health.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's wholesale and retail trade recorded a monthly sales value of 136 billion ringgit (29.45 billion U.S. dollars) in April, growing 6.3 percent year-on-year, official data showed Monday.
The Department of Statistics Malaysia (DOSM) said in a statement that the growth was attributed to the retail trade sub-sector, which increased 12.9 percent to 60.5 billion ringgit, supported by retail sales in non-specialized stores.
KUALA LUMPUR, June 11 (NNN-Bernama) — Malaysian Prime Minister Menteri Anwar Ibrahim denied claims that he was using the country’s judiciary system to seek political revenge against certain individuals.
Anwar said instead he always respected the judiciary system in the country, including not interfering in decisions made by the Attorney-General or judges on any said case.
“If revenge was on my mind or my intention, many would have been sent to the Sungai Buloh prison (in the state of Selangor) already, but I know the need to defend the principles of adhering to the law.
BEIJING, June 11 (Reuters) - Honduras opened an embassy in China on Sunday, Chinese state media reported, after the Central American nation cut diplomatic relations with Taiwan earlier this year.
The embassy in Beijing was opened by foreign ministers from the two countries, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
Honduran President Xiomara Castro is in China for a state visit, during which she is to meet with her Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, state media have reported.
TAIPEI, June 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's air force scrambled into action on Sunday after spotting 10 Chinese warplanes crossing the sensitive median line of the Taiwan Strait, as the island's defence ministry said four Chinese warships also carried out combat patrols.
This is the second time in less than a week that Taiwan has reported renewed Chinese military activity, after 37 Chinese military aircraft on Thursday flew into the island's air defence zone, some of which then flew into the western Pacific.
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