Hong Kong’s security, police chiefs warn of growing ‘terrorism’ as national laws loom
HONG KONG, May 25, 2020, Reuters. Hong Kong’s security and police chiefs said “terrorism” was…
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Coronavirus has hit China’s migrant workers harder than SARS and the financial crisis, but worst yet to come
BEIJING, May 25, 2020, SCMP. In early January, when a mysterious “new pneumonia” started to…
[Analytics] Manufacturers pulling out of China should consider Africa to diversify their supply chain
China’s manufacturing domination, with its share of global manufacturing at 28 per cent, has given…
China’s economy will prove resilient in long-term despite coronavirus impact, President Xi Jinping insists
BEIJING, May 24, 2020, SCMP. Chinese President Xi Jinping has said the country’s economy will…
[Analytics] Australia loses big if China ties unravel
The value of Australia’s deep economic engagement with China has never been more contested. In…
Major Indian states seek delay in restarting flights as coronavirus cases rise
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, May 24, 2020, Reuters. Three large Indian states have sought to delay the…
Witnesses recall gas leak at LG Chem factory in India
NEW DELHI, May 24, 2020, Hankyoreh. Eyewitnesses to a May 7 gas leak at an…
Russia proposes shelving jurisdiction issue in isle talks with Japan
MOSCOW, May 24, 2020, Kyodo. Russia has proposed that the stalemated issue of legal jurisdiction…
Covid-19 vaccine trial shows promising results in China
BEIJING, May 24, 2020, China Daily. A medical worker extracts the recombinant novel coronavirus (COVID-19)…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas amid renewed tensions, protests
HONG KONG, May 24, 2020, The Straits Times. The game of cat and mouse between…
[Analytics] The pandemic could reshape the world order
Europe outright rejected US President Donald Trump’s vision of the world this week. Tensions between…
[Analytics] Coronavirus: A reckoning for Russia’s Asian energy aims
COVID-19 has birthed an oil shock the likes of which the world has never seen….