[Analytics] ASEAN masses behind China as it pushes world’s biggest free trade pact
Southeast Asian leaders look determined to make progress on the world’s largest commercial pact, the…
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Trump blacklists more China tech firms days before meeting Xi
WASHINGTON, Jun 22, 2019, Bloomberg. The US put five more Chinese tech entities on a…
Kim, Xi reach consensus on ‘important issues’ through series of summits: KCNA
SEOUL, Jun 22, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un…
Japan’s crown prince says royal duties need review as members decline
TOKYO, Jun 22, 2019, AP. Emperor Naruhito’s younger brother said Friday that the royal family…
Japan’s chopper makes crash landing in Tokyo; crew unharmed
TOKYO, Jun 21, 2019, Kyodo. A Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter made a crash landing at…
[Analytics] Storm in a teacup? Trump goes after all the tea from China with latest tariff push as trade war threatens to boil over
China was the largest exporter of tea – one of the latest products to face…
In one tweet, Rahul Gandhi mocks Indian Army, Yoga Day, dogs
NEW DELHI, Jun 21, 2019, India Today. Congress president Rahul Gandhi, in an inexplicable tweet,…
Xi heads back home after state visit in N. Korea
SEOUL/BEIJING, Jun 21, 2019, Yonhap. Chinese President Xi Jinping left North Korea on Friday after…
[Analytics] China’s robot makers are hooked on subsidies, highlighting another red line in US-China trade war
Mentions of ‘Made in China 2025’ may have disappeared, but Beijing and local governments continue…
Xi, Kim hold summit, discuss bilateral issues and Korean Peninsula
PYONGYANG, Jun 20, 2019, The Korea Herald. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday began a…
Former Interpol president Meng Hongwei admits taking US$2 million in bribes
TIANJIN, Jun 20, 2019, SCMP. A former head of the international policing agency Interpol appeared…
Tupolev-95MS bombers did not violate Japan’s borders, says Russian Defense Ministry
MOSCOW, Jun 20, 2019, TASS. Two strategic bombers Tupolev-95MS did not violate the borders of…