TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan is paying close attention to interactions between the Vatican and China, the island's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that China has "repeatedly violated" a 2018 agreement on the appointment of bishops.
The Vatican, which only has formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan, would like to establish a permanent office in China, its secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on Tuesday, in what would be a major upgrade... (continue reading...)
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HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global hedge funds added to their holdings of Chinese equities for a fourth straight week, joining hordes of investors trying to get ahead of a rebound in the market.
The beaten-down stocks in the world's second-largest economy have been rallying since February as Beijing ramped up measures to address economic challenges and as macro data showed signs of recovery.
Hedge funds bought... (continue reading...)
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has lodged a protest against the Chinese ambassador's "extremely inappropriate" comments relating to Taiwan, chief cabinet secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Wednesday.
Wu Jianghao, the Chinese ambassador in Tokyo, said on Monday Japanese people would be dragged into the fire if they took part in forces plotting to support Taiwan's independence and "split China", according to Japanese media reports.
"We consider... (continue reading...)
By Kirsty Needham
(Reuters) - Protesters and a thousand French police reinforcements were playing a "game of cat and mouse" in New Caledonia, ahead of the arrival of France's President Emmanuel Macron after the worst riots in 40 years in the French territory, pro-independence groups said on Wednesday.
France's High Commission said Macron would be accompanied by ministers for defence and interior for Thursday's talks, and some 100 members... (continue reading...)
TOKYO (Reuters) - A senior Chinese Communist Party official plans to visit Tokyo this month to meet with leaders from Japan's ruling parties and discuss resuming regular talks between the parties for the first time since 2018, Japanese broadcaster NHK reported on Wednesday.
Arrangements are being made for Liu Jianchao, who leads the Communist Party's body in charge of managing ties with foreign political parties, to travel to Japan for a meeting on... (continue reading...)
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