[Analytics] Why Belt and Road Initiative is anything but debt trap
Almost six years after Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI),…
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9th Beijing international film festival opens
BEIJING, Apr 14, 2019, Xinhua. The ninth Beijing International Film Festival opened on Saturday evening,…
Senators urge Trump administration to delay decision on India’s GSP
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 13, 2019, PTI. Two top American Senators have urged the Trump administration…
China tells WTO that Australia’s ban on 5G technology is ‘obviously discriminative’
BEIJING, Apr 13, 2019, SCMP. Australia’s restriction on Chinese 5G telecoms technology was “obviously discriminative”…
N. Korea’s Kim sets year-end deadline for U.S. to shift stance
PYONGYANG, Apr 13, 2019, Kyodo. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has urged the United…
G-20 agrees to take “timely” action to mitigate risks: Japan
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 13, 2019, Kyodo. Finance chiefs of the Group of 20 major economies…
The dynamics of social media and the Indian Elections 2019
Everything about the Indian elections is grand: about 900 million electors cast their vote over…
Malaysia to go ahead with China-backed East Coast Rail link
KUALA LUMPUR, Apr 12, 2019, SCMP. Malaysia on Friday said it had a signed a…
Pyongyang replaces nominal head of state: KCNA
SEOUL, Apr 12, 2019, AFP. North Korea has replaced its nominal head of state –…
[Analytics] China’s state pension fund to run dry by 2035 as workforce shrinks due to effects of one-child policy
The urban worker pension fund, the backbone of the country’s state pension system, is under…
S. Korea faces growing downside risks over slowing global economy
SEJONG, Apr 12, 2019, Yonhap. South Korea faces growing downside risks over a slowing global…
[Opinion] Is the 2019 poll an encore of 2004 India Shining?
A cheery optimism is a seasoned politician’s constant companion. Which is why, as every survey…