BEIJING, April 9 (Reuters) – Vietnam’s top leader To Lam will visit China next week, Chinese state news agency Xinhua said on Thursday, as ties between the two nations continue to warm. Reuters first reported on the Vietnamese state president and party chief’s planned visit to its much larger and economically significant neighbour from April…
WASHINGTON, April 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is dispatching his Iran negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, to Pakistan, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Wednesday, adding that the first round of talks would take place on Saturday. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner were…
BUDAPEST, April 8 (Reuters) – Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday said Tehran’s negotiators thought the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreed to on Tuesday included Lebanon, but the U.S. had in fact not agreed to that. “I think this comes from a legitimate misunderstanding. I think the Iranians thought that the ceasefire included Lebanon, and it just…
March showed that Asia’s drinks trade can work hard, but play hard too. From Mirebau’s rosé training and Dreissigacker’s multi-market Asia tour, to Asia’s 50 Best Week and Whisky Hammer first foray into Hong Kong, producers balanced celebration and education across the continent. Mirabeau trains Hong Kong’s Feather & Bone teams on rosé Nimbility’s founding…
As Hong Kong approaches what could be one of its hottest summers on record, consumers are increasingly breaking from tradition and opting for chilled red wine when out for a drink. Rebecca Lo looks into how this trend is reshaping the city’s wine scene. As the mercury climbs with the onset of what is predicted…
PARIS, April 7 (Reuters) – French nationals Cecile Kohler and Jacques Paris are “free and on their way to France after three and a half years of detention in Iran”, President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday in a post on X, adding that Oman had mediated their release. The couple had been held by Iran…
April 7 (Reuters) – Efforts to facilitate talks between the U.S. and Iran are still ongoing, two Pakistani sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters on Tuesday, as U.S. strikes on Iran intensified and President Donald Trump’s deadline to unleash “hell” neared. One of the sources, a senior security official, said Iran’s overnight strike…
DUBAI, April 7 (Reuters) – Iran has set preconditions for talks on a lasting peace with the United States, a senior official told Reuters on Tuesday, including an immediate halt to strikes, guarantees that attacks will not be repeated, and compensation for damage. The official said Tehran rejects any ceasefire with the U.S. that is…
April 7 (Reuters) – Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun arrived in China on Tuesday on what she says is a mission of peace, happening at a time Beijing has ramped up its military and political pressure against the democratically governed island. Cheng, chairwoman of the largest opposition party, the Kuomintang or KMT, will be in…
TAIPEI, April 7 (Reuters) – Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun left for China on Tuesday for a “peace” mission and a potential meeting with President Xi Jinping, as a senior Taiwanese minister detailed the number of Chinese warships currently deployed around the island. Cheng, chairwoman of the Kuomintang (KMT), Taiwan’s largest opposition party, is travelling…