[Analytics] PM Modi has become India’s TV god
Something interesting is going on right before our very eyes, and it’s time for all…
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US considering sanctions on those involved in Hong Kong arrests: Pompeo
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 7, 2021, Reuters. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Washington is…
Part of province outside Beijing was locked down as coronavirus cases spike
BEIJING, Jan 7, 2021, CNBC. Chinese authorities are starting to lock down parts of a…
[Analytics] China is thriving in the chaos of the US presidential transition
This is shaping up to be a good year for Beijing. As the rest of…
Huawei to slip out of the top six smartphone brands’ ranking in 2021: Report
BEIJING, Jan 5, 2021, Tech Crunch. After a dismal year, the global smartphone market will…
[Analytics] Trump’s final foreign-policy report card
A lifetime ago — January 2017 — I sat down to assess outgoing U.S. President…
New York Stock Exchange reverses plans to delist China’s three big telcos
NEW YORK, Jan 5, 2021, Tech Crunch. In an unexpected turn, the New York Stock…
China says US sanctions have no ‘legal effect’ in Hong Kong or China
HONG KONG, Jan 5, 2021, SCMP. After China’s banking and insurance regulator claimed US financial…
Japan and US to boost defense ties with Europe in Indo-Pacific
TOKYO, Jan 5, 2021, Kyodo. Japan and the United States have welcomed planned naval deployments…
Forests on Mt. Fuji creeping to higher altitude amid global warming: Study
NIIGATA, Dec 31, 2020, The Mainichi. The edges of the forest on Mount Fuji have…
China violates border agreements with India, swears by 2003 pact on Tibet
NEW DELHI, Dec 31, 2020, HT. Wednesday’s gratuitous advice by a press official of the…
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai’s bail revoked
HONG KONG, Dec 31, 2020, ABC News. Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai has had…
China sought to pay non-state actors to attack US forces in Afghanistan: Official
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 31, 2020, CNN. United States President Donald Trump received unconfirmed information earlier…
[Analytics] Why wind turbines from Xinjiang may get caught in political tempest
At the new Las Lomas wind project in southwest Texas, French energy giant Engie’s wind…
[Analytics] How digital technology is transforming China’s economy
When COVID-19 hit China in late January 2020, the government implemented aggressive measures such as…