China-based lender downplays debt trap risks for the Philippines
MANILA, Mar 3, 2021, PhilStar. The leader of a multilateral lender based in China talked…
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New satellite images reveal N. Korea took recent steps to conceal nuclear weapons site
WASHINGTON D.C./SEOUL, Mar 2, 2021, CNN. New satellite imagery obtained by CNN reveals North Korea…
[Analytics] China charges ahead with a national digital currency
Annabelle Huang recently won a government lottery to try China’s latest economics experiment: a national…
India’s crude steel output grows 7.6 per cent to 10M tons in January: Report
NEW DELHI, Feb 28, 2021, Mint. India registered a growth of 7.6% in crude steel…
Cold War era defense system to be upgraded to counter Russia and China
TORONTO, Feb 28, 2021, WSJ. The United States and Canada plan to modernize an arctic…
Online illustration exhibit sends Taiwan’s greetings across borders
TAIPEI, Feb 27, 2021, CNA. From a crowded Taipei MRT train to a hustling claw…
Remains of Japanese sailor returned to brother from Pacific War battlefield after 80 years
NAGASAKI, Feb 27, 2021, The Mainichi. The remains of Masatoshi Nomura, an Imperial Japanese Navy…
China extends tariff exemption on some US goods
BEIJING, Feb 26, 2021, Xinhua. China will continue to exempt certain U.S. goods from additional…
China’s economy could double in size by 2035 — and surpass the US along the way
BEIJING, Feb 26, 2021, CNBC. China stands a good chance of doubling the size of…
Russian diplomats and their families leave North Korea by hand-pushed rail trolley due to Covid-19 restrictions
SEOUL, Feb 26, 2021, CNN. Eight employees of Russia’s Embassy in Pyongyang and their families…
[Analytics] How Taiwan beat China to be Asia’s top-performing economy
The world gasped in amazement at China’s impressive 6% to 11% annual GDP growth over…
[Analytics] China, Russia and India cherry-picking the countries they help
China, Russia and India have been accused of engaging in “vaccine diplomacy” as they cherry-pick…