China opens a cross-border e-commerce pilot zone with Hong Kong and Macao
GUANGZHOU, Feb 4, 2019, Xinhua. A cross-border e-commerce pilot zone in south China started its…
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[Analytics] Highlights and expectations of China’s diplomacy in 2018
Agreement and divergence, cooperation and fraction, 2018 is a crucial year for China’s diplomacy. With…
India issues démarche to U.S. on detained students, demands their release
NEW DELHI, Feb 3, 2019, The Hindu. The students, who had been charged with committing…
[Analytics] One year after Korea’s ‘Peace Olympics,’ a contested legacy
With the world poised in anticipation of the summit later this month between North Korean…
Russia suspends INF Treaty in ‘mirror response’ to US halting the agreement
MOSCOW, Feb 2, 2019, RT. President Vladimir Putin says Moscow is halting its participation in…
Japanese crab fishing boat seized by Russian authorities
MATSUE, Feb 2, 2019, Kyodo. A crab-fishing boat from the western Japan prefecture of Shimane…
[Analytics] China powers up on facial recognition
The country has one of the world’s most powerful facial recognition systems, which is being…
[Analytics] Why Indo-Pacific region is becoming global hotspot
The Indo-Pacific region encompasses large oceanic and territorial areas between the Pacific and Indian Oceans,…
U.S. envoy calls for full declaration of N. Korea’s nuclear weapons program
STANFORD, Feb 2, 2019, Yonhap. The U.S. envoy for North Korea called on the regime…
[Analytics] Backchannels to Beijing close as detentions raise fears among old China hands
Former envoys say they are hesitant to visit China to try to rekindle valuable informal…
Xi visits cadres, residents in Beijing ahead of Spring Festival
BEIJING, Feb 2, 2019, Xinhua. President Xi Jinping on Friday visited Beijing’s primary-level cadres and…
Football: Qatar wreck Japan’s hopes of record 5th Asian Cup title
ABU DHABI, Feb 1, 2019, Kyodo. Qatar foiled Japan’s bid for a record-extending fifth AFC…