By Steve Holland and Michael Martina
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The U.S. has designated Myanmar scholar and U.S. citizen Min Zin as wrongfully detained after his arrest by Chinese authorities in June, a senior State Department official told Reuters, a move that makes securing his release a top U.S. priority.
The designation for Min Zin, who is accused of endangering Chinese national security, comes just weeks before U.S. President... (continue reading...)
HANOI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Vietnam will continue to address U.S. concerns about the transshipment of goods in a constructive manner, Vietnam's foreign ministry said on Thursday.
The statement came after Washington said last week that it was losing annual tariff revenue of about $19 billion to $26 billion on goods, largely from China, that are transshipped through third countries, including Vietnam, to avoid U.S. import duties.
"We... (continue reading...)
SEOUL, Aug 20 (Reuters) - North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile towards the sea on Thursday, Japan's government and coastguard said.
South Korean media also cited South Korea's military as saying North Korea fired an unidentified projectile toward the sea on the east of the Korean Peninsula.
Japan's coast guard said the projectile, believed to be a ballistic missile, had already fallen.
The missile appeared... (continue reading...)
By Michael Holden and Lisa Richwine
LONDON/LOS ANGELES, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Prince Harry and his wife Meghan plan to move back to Britain this month, six years after they stepped down from their royal duties and relocated to the U.S., a source close to the couple said.
The surprise move comes after the couple spent recent years repeatedly criticising the royal family and lambasting the British press, saying the tabloids had made their lives... (continue reading...)
FRANKFURT, Aug 20 (Reuters) - People exiled in Germany under threat or attack from agents of their repressive home countries now have a support line to call, courtesy of the country's domestic intelligence service.
Germany's BfV, the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, on Thursday published a brochure advertising a helpline for people who found refuge in Germany from authoritarian nations such as Russia, China or Iran.
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