Both Koreas restore communications lines, agree to improve ties
SEOUL, Jul 27, 2021, Kyodo. South Korea and North Korea on Tuesday restored communications lines…
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[Analytics] Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled
The relationship between Japan and South Korea since the end of the Second World War…
Russia considers Kuril Islands issue closed: Senator
MOSCOW, Jul 26, 2021, TASS. Japan must understand that Russia considers the issue of the…
China releases negative list for cross-border services trade in Hainan
BEIJING, Jul 26, 2021, Xinhua. China’s commerce ministry has released a negative list for cross-border…
Typhoon In-fa makes landfall in China after record flooding
BEIJING, Jul 25, 2021, CNN. Chinese commercial hub Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled all…
[Analytics] The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty
During a press briefing at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on 5 June, Russian…
US-China talks come at time of heightened tension
BEIJING, Jul 25, 2021, Al Jazeera. On Sunday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman –…
China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser
HONG KONG, Jul 25, 2021, Bloomberg. An index launched a year ago to give investors…
Toll due to landslides, floods in India rises to 112
NEW DELHI, Jul 24, 2021, India Today. Over the last three days, the Pune and…
Tokyo Olympics open in pandemic’s unprecedented shadow
TOKYO, Jul 23, 2021, Kyodo. After postponement and seemingly endless problems, the Tokyo Olympic cauldron…
Foreign investments into China accelerate despite global tensions: US economist
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 23, 2021, Xinhua. Foreign direct investment and portfolio inflows into China continue…
[Analytics] ASEAN nations left ‘exposed’ by global minimum corporate tax seen forging closer ties with China
New international tax regime hailed as a way to improve the fiscal positions of countries…