ASEAN senior officials meet in Vietnam, Rohingya refugee high on agenda
KHANH HOA, Jan 17, 2020, VNA. Senior officials of ASEAN countries met in the first…
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‘Phase one’ US-China trade war deal signed by Donald Trump and Liu He, though most tariffs remain
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 16, 2020, SCMP. The United States and China signed a partial trade…
US House votes to send Trump impeachment articles to the Senate
WASHINGTON D.C., Jan 16, 2020, CNN. The House on Wednesday voted to approve the seven…
Iran to blame for plane crash after Canada’s PM Trudeau cites escalating tensions: US representative
OTTAWA, Jan 15, 2020, Global News. House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy placed blame squarely on…
[Analytics] China aims to break US high-tech stranglehold
Tech-tock… tech-tock. The countdown has started for the Ministry of Science and Technology to compile…
Expanding inter-Korean projects could help ease int’l sanctions: Moon
SEOUL, Jan 14, 2020, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in stressed the need Tuesday to expand inter-Korean…
[Analytics] Difficult times for China’s political elite
In Zhongnanhai, the Beijing compound where China’s Communist Party leaders reside and conduct business, 2019…
Japan’s PM Shinzo Abe says he’s ‘not thinking’ of staying on beyond 2021
TOKYO, Jan 12, 2020, AFP, Bloomberg. Shinzo Abe, Japan’s longest-serving prime minister, has said he’s…
Nuke talks only possible when US fully accepts N. Korea demands: FM adviser
SEOUL, Jan 12, 2020, Yonhap. Former North Korean chief nuclear envoy Kim Kye-gwan said Saturday…
[Analytics] Why Australia is burning
Owing to the smoke from nearby wildfires, Canberra in December had the world’s worst air-quality…
Abe heads to Middle East amid US-Iran tensions
TOKYO, Jan 11, 2020, Kyodo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe embarked on a five-day trip to…
Iran plane crash: Western powers suggest missile downed jet
TEHRAN, Jan 10, 2020, BBC. Evidence suggests an Iranian missile brought down a Ukrainian passenger…