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Brexit Britain set to boost £ 326bn industry as new business master plan unveiled | Politics | New
New International Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan is targeting unfair or discriminatory digital trade barriers in a bid to rocket a UK economy now free from EU rules and regulations. Ms Trevelyan, who took over from Liz Truss after…
Australia says France was aware of “serious” submarine problem – NBC10…
France would have known Australia had "deep and serious concerns" that a fleet of submarines the French were building would not meet Australian needs, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday after contract cancellation…
Senior Chinese official makes rare appearance at war vigil in Japan
BEIJING / SHENYANG, China - When a siren sounded at 9:18 a.m. on Saturday to mark the 90th anniversary of a rail bombardment by the Imperial Japanese Army, a senior Chinese official was among the attendees. Zhao Leji, the number 6 of the…
LDP faction leader Wataru Takeshita dies at 74
Wataru Takeshita, who led a major faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has died at the age of 74, NHK reported on Saturday.Takeshita died at his home in Tokyo on Friday, the state broadcaster said, citing unidentified…
Biden to host World Leaders Climate Forum
WASHINGTON - President Biden announced on Friday that the United States and Europe have pledged to work to reduce global methane emissions by a third over the next decade and urged other countries to join their efforts to combat a powerful…
Government asked about costly information and confidential funds in connection with possible terror…
Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana. Photograph by REUTERSQuestions have been raised about the use of billions of dollars from the intelligence fund budget after the Defense Secretary asked Japan for help over a possible terrorist…
President Joe Biden’s vaccine tenure is ordinary but controversial
Sep 18, 2021Washington DCANEAR MONTHS of begging Americans to get vaccinated, President Joe Biden stopped asking nicely. On September 9, the Biden administration announced a requirement to get vaccinated or tested regularly that will…
Tokyo Olympics did not worsen the spread of Covid-19, data shows
TOKYO : Initial data suggests that the Tokyo Olympics without spectators did not exacerbate the Covid-19 epidemic in Japan, providing organizers of the Winter Games in China in February with a model to host the…
Japan signs deal to export defense assets to Vietnam amid China’s concern
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Japan and Vietnam on Saturday signed an agreement allowing the export of Japanese-made defense equipment and technology to the Southeast Asian country in order to strengthen cooperation in a context of China's growing…
China to complete purge of Hong Kong electoral system
While dozens of pro-Chinese lawmakers in the Hong Kong legislature rose in May to praise a bill giving Beijing an effective veto over the city's election candidates, only one lawmaker condemned this decision."Cronyism will be the main…