[Analytics] In East China Sea, Beijing plays long game
Globally it is the South China Sea that garners headlines, as China extends its footprint…
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North Korea sends no Christmas “gift” to US in consideration of China
BEIJING, Dec 27, 2019, Kyodo. Christmas has passed without any “gift” from North Korea, despite…
Duterte to formally decline Trump’s invite to visit US: Palace
MANILA, Dec 27, 2019, PhilStar. The Malacañang on Friday said President Rodrigo Duterte will officially…
US flies spy planes again over Korean Peninsula amid concerns over N. Korea’s provocations
SEOUL, Dec 26, 2019, Yonhap. The United States has flown spy planes around the Korean…
[Analytics] Duterte better call Trump on visa ban
Abusive Philippine officials in panic over the US Magnitsky law that could ban them from…
[Analytics] Can India survive in a China-centered Asia-Pacific?
The successful completion of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) with Asia-Pacific countries is more…
Christmas lights, tangled in US-China trade war, show Vietnam’s struggle: Bloomberg
HANOI, Dec 26, 2019, Bloomberg. Shipments from Vietnam to US have more than doubled thanks…
Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick severs last ties to company
NEW YORK, Dec 25, 2019, The Business Times. About decade after co-founding Uber, Travis Kalanick…
[Analytics] Modest but positive funding for US’ Asia-Pacific strategy
Asia-focused foreign and security policy analysts in Washington, many of whom have been sceptical about…
[Analytics] Battleground Nepal: China’s BRI vs the US MCC Compact
The all-powerful Standing Committee meeting of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, which ended on December…
Fire damages 188 stands at Mexico City’s San Cosme market
MEXICO CITY, Dec 25, 2019, Mexico News Daily. A fire on Sunday in Mexico City’s…
[Analytics] What Kim Jong Un’s year-end Trump deadline means
It’s quite true that the North Korean regime is secretive to the extreme. However, in…