TAIPEI (Reuters) - The high level of bipartisan political support for Taiwan in the United States gives hope eventually a free trade deal could be signed, especially given progress on current talks, the American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan's chairman said on Thursday.
Taiwan, a major semiconductor producer, has long campaigned for such a deal, in what would be a strong show of support for the Chinese-claimed island in the face of unrelenting... (continue reading...)
By Lisa Baertlein and Lisa Barrington
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -A new U.S. crackdown on customs brokers handling billions of dollars in inexpensive online shopping orders from giants like China-linked Shein and Temu is likely to cause delivery delays and bottlenecks, industry experts said.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced late last week it suspended "multiple" brokers from an expedited clearance program for those duty-free,... (continue reading...)
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has given preliminary approval to Elon Musk's Starlink, the satellite unit of SpaceX, to provide internet services in the country, the president's office said on Thursday.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
By Tanvi Mehta
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Lack of jobs, high inflation and falling income in India led voters to rein in support for Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the general election where his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) failed to win a majority, according to a survey.
However, Modi's leadership was a strong attraction in giving his alliance another term, it said. He was named the leader on Wednesday of the National Democratic Alliance... (continue reading...)
KYIV (Reuters) - The Ukrainian air force shot down 17 out of 18 Shahed-type drones over four regions during Russia's overnight attack on Thursday, according to the military.
Russia's attack caused a fire at an infrastructure facility in Khmelnytskyi region, where one drone was shot down, the regional governor said. The emergency services worked to put out the fire on Thursday morning with no casualties reported by local authorities.
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