By Leika Kihara and John Geddie
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to be pressed on her promised tax cuts and spending plans on Monday after a historic election win was seen heightening the chances of her delivering on stimulus measures that have rattled financial markets.
Takaichi's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) romped to victory in Sunday's poll, helped by a pledge to ease household living... (continue reading...)
Feb 8 (Reuters) - Venezuela's opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday that politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was kidnapped in the Los Chorros neighborhood of Caracas, hours after it was reported he had been freed in a prisoner release.
(Reporting by Akanksha Khushi in Bengaluru; Editing by Sonali Paul)
By James Pomfret and Jessie Pang
HONG KONG, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Jimmy Lai, the Hong Kong media mogul and China critic, was sentenced on Monday to 20 years in jail, the most severe punishment under the city's national security law which Beijing imposed after sometimes violent pro-democracy protests in 2019.
The sentence is the latest blow for a self-made millionaire who refused to stay quiet after Beijing's crackdown that followed Hong... (continue reading...)
(Corrects paragraph 1 to add dropped letter 'r' in leader's name)
By Martin Petty
BANGKOK, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Thailand's ruling Bhumjaithai Party scored a decisive victory at last weekend's general elections, routing progressive and populist parties to put leader Anutin Charnvirakul in the running to become the first premier voted back to office in 20 years.
HOW DID THE ELECTION PLAY OUT?
Bhumjaithai grabbed... (continue reading...)
SEOUL, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Lee Seung-heon, one of the leading candidates to become the next Bank of Korea governor, backs raising taxes on property ownership to stop surging home prices from stoking inflation but a policy pivot to more monetary tightening would be premature.
Lee, who previously held the No.2 spot in the central bank as senior deputy governor, is regarded as a potential successor to replace BOK Governor Rhee Chang-yong, whose four-year... (continue reading...)
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