China’s July talks with Vatican will have Taiwan looming in background
Beijing and the Vatican will sit down for talks this month, extending their decades-long dialogue…
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[Post-Covid World] How Covid-19 will change air travel as we know it
In 2001, air travel was dealt a massive blow by the 11 September attacks, and…
‘I don’t know what the end goal is’ in trade war with China: US negotiator Robert Lighthizer
WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 10, 2020, SCMP. America’s top trade negotiator says he doesn’t know what…
[Analytics] Vietnam’s environmental challenges risk EU free trade
Vietnam needs to address environmental challenges to fully reap the benefits from its new free…
China invests 200M yuan to improve China-Europe rail network
BEIJING, Jul 6, 2020, Xinhua. China’s top economic planner has allocated 200 million yuan (about…
[Analytics] Cracks in the Trump-Europe relationship are turning into a chasm
For more than 70 years, the transatlantic alliance has served as the unshakable foundation of…
UK minister says Huawei must meet conditions for involvement in 5G network
LONDON, Jul 5, 2020, Reuters. China’s Huawei has clear conditions to meet for Britain to…
Cambodia set to delay Nov. Asia-Europe Meeting summit to spring
PHNOM PENH, Jul 4, 2020, Kyodo. Cambodia, host of this year’s Asia-Europe Meeting, is set…
Airline reforms begin in Pakistan as UK suspends PIA permit
ISLAMABAD, Jul 3, 2020, The Nation. The federal government has initiated a thorough process of…
S. Korea’s leader Moon asks EU to import ‘samgyetang’ chicken soup
SEOUL, Jul 2, 2020, Yonhap. South Korean President Moon Jae-in formally requested that the EU…
400 factories in Cambodia suspend operations, affecting over 150,000 workers due to Covid-19
PHNOM PENH, Jul 2, 2020, Xinhua. About 400 garments, footwear and travel goods factories in…
Canada extends ban on most foreign travellers to July 31
OTTAWA, Jul 1, 2020, ECNS. Canada has extended the current ban on international travellers until…