Southern Kuril Islands dispute is Russian-Japanese issue, says Chinese diplomat
BEIJING, Jul 27, 2021, TASS. Japan’s territorial claims to Russia regarding the southern Kuril Islands…
Blinken’s India visit puts human rights, China on table
NEW DELHI, Jul 27, 2021, AP. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was en route…
Both Koreas restore communications lines, agree to improve ties
SEOUL, Jul 27, 2021, Kyodo. South Korea and North Korea on Tuesday restored communications lines…
[Analytics] Why the Suga–Moon Tokyo Olympics summit was cancelled
The relationship between Japan and South Korea since the end of the Second World War…
Russia considers Kuril Islands issue closed: Senator
MOSCOW, Jul 26, 2021, TASS. Japan must understand that Russia considers the issue of the…
China releases negative list for cross-border services trade in Hainan
BEIJING, Jul 26, 2021, Xinhua. China’s commerce ministry has released a negative list for cross-border…
Protesters barred from holding rally near Senate in the Philippines
MANILA, Jul 26, 2021, The Manila Times. A group of protesters calling for the extension…
Malaysia’s govt to announce National Recovery Plan continuation: PM
KUALA LUMPUR, Jul 26, 2021, Bernama. The government will announce the continuation of the National…
Typhoon In-fa makes landfall in China after record flooding
BEIJING, Jul 25, 2021, CNN. Chinese commercial hub Shanghai and neighboring coastal regions canceled all…
[Analytics] The Kuril Islands roadblock on a Russia–Japan peace treaty
During a press briefing at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum on 5 June, Russian…
US-China talks come at time of heightened tension
BEIJING, Jul 25, 2021, Al Jazeera. On Sunday, Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman –…
China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser
HONG KONG, Jul 25, 2021, Bloomberg. An index launched a year ago to give investors…