South Korea, GCC agree to discuss FTA to reduce crude trading costs
SEOUL, Jan 20, 2022, S&P. South Korea has agreed with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council…
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China says it warned away US warship in South China Sea
BEIJING, Jan 20, 2022, Reuters. Chinese forces followed and warned away a U.S. warship which…
TikTok owner ByteDance dissolves its investment arm
BEIJING, Jan 19, 2022, CNBC. TikTok owner ByteDance has disbanded its investment department, a company…
Kung fu master Sin wants to run Hong Kong as leadership race looms
HONG KONG, Jan 19, 2022, Reuters. Hong Kong kung fu master and film producer Checkley…
[Analytics] Democracy should feature in South Korean development assistance
South Korea has been praised for its successful COVID-19 containment strategy, which has managed to…
China’s Xi Jinping defends ‘common prosperity’ crackdowns
BEIJING, Jan 18, 2022, BBC. Chinese president Xi Jinping has made a rare defence on…
China outbreak reaches six provinces as Omicron takes hold
BEIJING, Jan 14, 2022, Bloomberg/Reuters. China is the only major country in the world still…
Travel sector chiefs urge Hong Kong govt for relief funding
HONG KONG, Jan 12, 2022, SCMP. Industry chiefs have called for Hong Kong’s battered hotel…
[Analytics] Uncertainty ahead for Xi’s China
In 2021 China was, and in 2022 again will be, dominated by the domestic economy,…
China is pushing for broader use of its digital currency, but challenges remain
BEIJING, Jan 11, 2022, CNBC. China is ramping up efforts to roll out the digital…
China fines Japanese-owned 7-Eleven for calling Taiwan a country
BEIJING, Jan 10, 2022, Fox News. The Chinese government has fined the Japanese-owned 7-Eleven convenience…
70 per cent of Japan firms keep, expand business in Myanmar even after coup
TOKYO, Jan 10, 2022, Kyodo. About 70 percent of Japanese companies investing in Myanmar will…