US lawmakers make visit to Taiwan as Beijing conducts ‘combat readiness patrol’ close to island
TAIPEI, Nov 11, 2021, CNN. A delegation of United States lawmakers arrived in Taiwan on…
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Fumio Kishida to be re-elected Japan PM
TOKYO, Nov 10, 2021, Kyodo. Japan’s parliament will convene a special session Wednesday with Liberal…
[Analytics] ASEAN supply chain links with China and the perils of decoupling
China’s global value chain (GVC) links with ASEAN are both less dominant and more beneficial…
Turning crop waste to fertilizer could fight air pollution in India
NEW DELHI, Nov 10, 2021, CNN. Towards the end of the year, the season changes…
China’s coal imports in October nearly doubled from a year ago
BEIJING, Nov 8, 2021, CNBC. China imported nearly twice as much coal in October as…
Japan starts accepting requests for eased Covid-19 quarantine rule
TOKYO, Nov 8, 2021, Kyodo. Japan’s government started on Monday accepting applications for sharply reduced…
China’s 1st woman to spacewalk works 6 hours outside station
BEIJING, Nov 8, 2021, AP. Wang Yaping has become the first Chinese woman to conduct…
China launches sustainable development satellite to study Earth from space
BEIJING, Nov 6, 2021, Space.com. China continued its rapid pace of space launches late Thursday…
Hong Kong leader expects mainland China border to reopen in Feb
HONG KONG, Nov 5, 2021, Reuters. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said on Friday she…
Lao govt urged to capitalize on benefits of China-Laos railway
VIENTIANE, Nov 5, 2021, Xinhua. Economists and lawmakers have urged the Lao government to capitalize…
India cuts fuel taxes as prices hit record highs
NEW DELHI, Nov 4, 2021, BBC. India has cut the taxes paid by consumers on…
Japan asks US to abolish extra tariff on steel, aluminium imports
TOKYO, Nov 4, 2021, Reuters. Japan’s trade minister has asked the United States to abolish…