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By Laurie Chen and Claire Fu BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) – When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sit down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, one Chinese cuisine is likely to feature on the menu: Huaiyang food, from the region surrounding Shanghai, known for its mild and subtle flavours, refined knife-work and emphasis on seasonal dishes. For decades, China has used the powerful symbolism of food […]

NEW DELHI, May 14 (Reuters) – Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said on Thursday that unimpeded maritime flows through international waters, including the Strait of Hormuz, are vital for global economic well-being. Jaishankar was speaking at the start of a two-day meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi. “The conflict in West Asia merits particular attention,” Jaishankar said, referring to the U.S.-Israeli war in Iran. “Safe and unimpeded maritime […]

JOHANNESBURG, May 14 (Reuters) – A meeting of the National Executive Committee of South Africa’s African National Congress on Wednesday resolved to close ranks around President Cyril Ramaphosa over his “Farmgate” scandal, public broadcaster SABC reported. • The meeting supported Ramaphosa’s decision to launch a legal challenge against an independent panel report that found evidence he committed misconduct, SABC politics reporter Samkele Maseko wrote in a post on X. • […]

By Liz Lee, Yukun Zhang and Xiuhao Chen BEIJING, May 14 (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping hailed on Thursday a “new positioning” of ties with the United States that envisages cooperation with measured competition, following his summit with President Donald Trump. Xi said both leaders agreed that building a constructive, strategically stable relationship would guide ties in the next three years and beyond, according to a Chinese foreign ministry […]

Lionel Messi scored his 10th and 11th goals and had an assist, German Berterame scored the go-ahead goal in the 84th minute and Inter Miami took advantage of two defensive blunders in a 5-3 victory over host Cincinnati on Wednesday night. Mateo Silvetti pulled Miami level at 3-3 in the 79th minute, the start of a late rally that saw the Herons (7-2-4, 25 points) win their fifth straight on […]

HONG KONG (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after Wall Street set more records, as investors closely monitored takeaways from U.S. President Donald Trump’s summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Trump met with Xi at the Great Hall of the People and they talked about U.S.-China relations and Taiwan, but analysts did not expect major breakthroughs. U.S. futures edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was up 0.3% […]

By Elizabeth Pineau and Leigh Thomas PARIS, May 14 (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron faces a test next week when lawmakers decide whether to approve his former chief of staff to run the central bank, a nomination some critics say is part of a campaign to protect key institutions from a possible far-right election win in 2027. A rejection of Emmanuel Moulin would represent an embarrassing defeat, underlining the […]

By Selena Li, Scott Murdoch and Yantoultra Ngui HONG KONG/SYDNEY, May 14 (Reuters) – Asia Pacific banks may have to raise their loan loss provisions further in the near-term as the Iran conflict darkens economic prospects in the region heavily reliant on Middle Eastern oil, analysts said. Banks in countries including Australia, Singapore, and India flagged possible credit hits of hundreds of millions of dollars each as they reported their […]

May 14 (Reuters) – The U.S. has cleared around 10 Chinese firms to buy Nvidia’s second-most powerful AI chip, the H200, but not a single delivery has been made so far, three people familiar with the matter said, leaving a major technology deal in limbo as CEO Jensen Huang seeks a breakthrough in China this week. Huang, who was not initially listed in a White House delegation to Beijing, joined […]