[Analytics] China dresses down the US; and climate’s ‘hammer’ blow
Amid an Olympic gold rush and a worsening pandemic, something else is happening that may…
China’s top legislature mulls new laws for Hong Kong, Macau
BEIJING, Jul 28, 2021, Bloomberg. Chinese top legislative body will discuss imposing new laws on…
Russia’s new Checkmate fighter jet will be assembled in the Far East
KOMSOMOLSK-ON-AMUR, Jul 28, 2021, RIA Novosti/Defense News. Russia’s new Checkmate fighter jet will be assembled…
Worker deaths show toxic chemical use continues on Lao banana farms
VIENTIANE, Jul 27, 2021, ASEAN Today. In the past month, two Lao workers on a…
Myanmar military acts ‘flatly unacceptable’: Pentagon chief
SINGAPORE, Jul 27, 2021, AP. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin decried the actions of Myanmar’s…
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…