Brazil considering temporarily zero tariffs on corn and soybean imports outside Mercosur
BRASILIA, Oct 18, 2020, MercoPress. The Brazilian government is set to discuss a proposal that…
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Over 50 British firms show interest in Peruvian projects
LIMA, Oct 18, 2020, ANDINA. British Ambassador to Peru Kate Harrisson on Saturday affirmed that…
China warns it may detain US citizens over scholar probes: Report
BEIJING, Oct 18, 2020, Bloomberg. Chinese officials warned their US counterparts as early as the…
N. Korea’s media slams S. Korea over alleged nuclear fuel purchase for a nuclear-powered submarine plan
SEOUL, Oct 18, 2020, Yonhap. A North Korean propaganda outlet on Sunday slammed South Korea…
China denies ‘coercive’ diplomacy with Canada, urges release of Huawei executive
BEIJING, Oct 16, 2020, CNN. China on Thursday denied it had taken two Canadian men…
[Analytics] Losing trade, tech war means end of US imperialism
China on Tuesday announced intent to move forward on a legislative initiative to ban the…
[Analytics] Securing an ‘Asian NATO’ or destabilising Korea relations?
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo intended to meet his South Korean counterpart Kang Kyung-wha…
China strikes back at US threat of sanctions on int’l financial institutions over Hong Kong
BEIJING, Oct 16, 2020, Xinhua. China on Thursday expressed firm opposition to and denunciation of…
Remdesivir did not cut hospital stay or mortality in Covid-19 patients: WHO
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 16, 2020, Reuters. Gilead Sciences Inc’s remdesivir had little or no effect…
Japan-US talks on cost-sharing for hosting troops start via videoconference: Source
TOKYO, Oct 16, 2020, Kyodo. Japan and the United States launched working-level negotiations Thursday on…
Trump’s lack of honesty on Covid hangs over his reelection bid
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 15, 2020, CNN. President Donald Trump’s refusal to tell America the truth…
[Analytics] A new direction for nukes and North Korea
North Korea’s acquisition of nuclear weapons has changed the nuclear balance in Northeast Asia. But…