US, Japan ramp up presence, aid to north Pacific
MAJURO, Aug 10, 2019, RNZ. World War II battlegrounds, 1950s hydrogen bomb test sites, and…
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Trump roils markets with comments on China trade, Huawei
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 10, 2019, Reuters. US President Donald Trump said on Friday (Aug 9)…
Moon, Pentagon chief discuss trilateral security cooperation with Japan: official
SEOUL, Aug 9, 2019, Yonhap. President Moon Jae-in and the visiting U.S. defense secretary talked…
Biden says Trump’s ‘toxic tongue’ linked to U.S. mass shootings
LOS ANGELES, Aug 7, 2019, Reuters. Democratic presidential front-runner and former U.S. Vice President Joe…
[Analytics] Currencies fight: Chinese yuan vs US dollar
Beijing allowed its currency, the yuan, to weaken to more than 7 per U.S. dollar…
Chinese firms relocating to Malaysia amid trade war: economist
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 5, 2019, Bernama. Some companies in China are relocating their operations to…
[Analytics] Russia’s latest sanctions a year in the making, but surprises everyone
Just when everyone thought the political risk has come off of the Russian securities market,…
[Analytics] China’s next dilemma: surging household borrowing
The next wave of debt worries to spook global markets will come from Chinese households….
Donald Trump says US to hit US$300 billion worth of Chinese goods with 10 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON D.C., Aug 2, 2019, SCMP. US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he…
Trump offers Putin help in extinguishing wildfires in Siberia
MOSCOW, Aug 1, 2019, TASS. US President Donald Trump has offered help in extinguishing wildfires…
N. Korea fires 2 short-range ballistic missiles off east coast
SEOUL/WASHINGTON D.C., Jul 31, 2019, Yonhap. North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles off its…
US senators ask Trump gov’t to counter Beijing’s behavior in South China Sea
MANILA, Jul 31, 2019, PhilStar. US senators called on the Trump administration to do more…