US signal to China: Stay away from Taiwan during Ukraine crisis
TAIPEI, Jan 24, 2022, Hindustan Times. With two nuclear powered aircraft carrier strike groups patrolling…
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[Analytics] What to expect from Europe-ASEAN relations in 2022
In his end-of-year “review” for 2021, European Union (EU) foreign policy chief Josep Borrell set…
Final results of New Caledonia referendum shows most voters stayed away
NOUMEA, Dec 13, 2021, Reuters. Final results of an independence referendum in the French territory…
China’s response to Aukus deal was ‘irrational’, Peter Dutton says
BEIJING, Dec 12, 2021, The Guardian. China has responded “irrationally” to the Aukus pact between…
Biden and Putin hold high-stakes two-hour videocall
WASHINGTON D.C., Dec 7, 2021, CNN. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke…
Rohingya sue Facebook for $150B over Myanmar hate speech
YANGON, Dec 7, 2021, BBC. Dozens of Rohingya refugees in the UK and US have…
US, EU concerned at China’s ‘problematic’ actions in disputed sea
GENEVA, Dec 3, 2021, Al Jazeera. The United States and the European Union have expressed…
China downgrades its diplomatic ties with Lithuania over Taiwan issue
BEIJING, Nov 21, 2021, Reuters. China downgraded its diplomatic ties with Lithuania on Sunday, expressing…
Biden asked China to release oil reserves to ease prices, boost economic cooperation
President Biden appealed to Chinese President Xi Jinping to release crude oil from its strategic…
China took control of an Italian military drone maker without authorities knowing it, report says
BEIJING, Nov 16, 2021, CNBC. Two Chinese state firms took control of an Italian military…
PM Modi invites Pope Francis to visit India
ROME, Oct 30, 2021, The Asian Age. Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited Pope Francis to…
Dollar wavers ahead of central bank meetings in Europe, Japan, Canada
WASHINGTON D.C., Oct 26, 2021, CNBC. The dollar inched higher against the safe-haven yen while…