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Japan Lawmakers Meet Chinese Envoy Amid Spat, Reports Say

A coalition of Japanese lawmakers promoting friendship with China met with Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Tokyo according to local media, signaling efforts to ease tensions while the two nations also sparred over disputed islands.

A coalition of Japanese lawmakers promoting friendship with China met with Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao in Tokyo according to local media, signaling efforts to ease tensions while the two nations also sparred over disputed islands.
Bloomberg Politics • Dec 2, 5:39 AM
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Taiwan Foreign Minister on Japan-China Spat

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks exclusively to Bloomberg's Stephen Engle, saying the current diplomatic spat over the island could drag on for a year.

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung speaks exclusively to Bloomberg's Stephen Engle, saying the current diplomatic spat over the island could drag on for a year. (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg Markets • Dec 2, 5:35 AM
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Nobel Laureate Says Iran Using Execution as ‘Tool of Repression’

Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2023 while serving a sentence in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, said activists, teachers and academics are increasingly being targeted by the state, which she says is using the death penalty as a “tool of repression.

Narges Mohammadi, who won the Nobel peace prize in 2023 while serving a sentence in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison, said activists, teachers and academics are increasingly being targeted by the state, which she says is using the death penalty as a “tool of repression.” (Source: Bloomberg)
Bloomberg Markets • Dec 2, 5:01 AM
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Estonia Is Writing Its Own Playbook to Build a Defense Industry

From a control tower overlooking a muddy field in central Estonia, Maido Ruusmann and a pair of local investors watched as a meter-long spy drone was launched into the air using a giant elastic band.

From a control tower overlooking a muddy field in central Estonia, Maido Ruusmann and a pair of local investors watched as a meter-long spy drone was launched into the air using a giant elastic band. It climbed to a height of a kilometer and traced circles in the sky, sending data and images back to about a dozen people huddled around monitors on the ground below.
Bloomberg Politics • Dec 2, 5:00 AM
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US Firms Are Snapping Up the Rare Earths Europe Needs to Rearm

As Europe embarks on a historic rearming effort, its defense companies are scrambling for a vital component in high-tech weapons: rare earth minerals, which more nimble US rivals are scooping up.

As Europe embarks on a historic rearming effort, its defense companies are scrambling for a vital component in high-tech weapons: rare earth minerals, which more nimble US rivals are scooping up.
Bloomberg Markets • Dec 2, 5:00 AM
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Nobel Laureate Says Iran Using Execution as ‘Tool of Repression’

A leading Iranian rights activist and Nobel laureate said state suppression in the Islamic Republic is getting worse as the country faces multiple crises, including regional isolation and a deteriorating economy.

A leading Iranian rights activist and Nobel laureate said state suppression in the Islamic Republic is getting worse as the country faces multiple crises, including regional isolation and a deteriorating economy.
Bloomberg Politics • Dec 2, 5:00 AM
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Malaysia PM Anwar Expects Debt Pressure to Ease From End-2028

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he expects the country’s debt pressures to ease beginning end-2028, driven by the government’s efforts to reduce its fiscal deficit.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he expects the country’s debt pressures to ease beginning end-2028, driven by the government’s efforts to reduce its fiscal deficit.
Bloomberg Markets • Dec 2, 4:59 AM