Asia Pacific
US-China Sanctions Raise Questions for Trade Policy — Radio Free Asia
The complexities of U.S.-China relations have been on full display in the past month with a succession of trade...
Taiwan, US Trade Officials Set to Meet in ‘Coming Weeks’ – The Diplomat
Trans-Pacific View | Diplomacy Trade talks might be back on the agenda, picking up the momentum from a flurry of late...
Top Chinese diplomat dismisses Wuhan coronavirus theories as ‘absurd story’
BEIJING: China's top diplomat, Yang Jiechi, expressed Beijing's serious concern to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that some...
Sri Lanka extends Covid-19 lockdown till June 21
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka on Friday extended its Covid-19 lockdown and travel restrictions until June 21 as the coronavirus death...
Saipem and DSME land $2.3bn FPSO contract with Petrobras
PetrobrasBrazilian oil major Petrobras has signed a $2.3bn contract with joint venture partners Saipem and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine...
Japan’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Is Quietly Picking Up Steam – The Diplomat
Tokyo Report | Society | East Asia Vaccinations for the elderly are in full swing, but the current pace means Japan won’t see...
MOL signs up to advance carbon capture technology
Hot on the heels of local rival NYK, Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has joined the Global CCS Institute,...
China Accuses 32 in Ultramarathon Disaster, but Main Suspect Is Dead
BEIJING — Less than three weeks after 21 people died amid freezing rain and high winds during a 62-mile...
5G and the Contested China-India Border – The Diplomat
AdvertisementChina today is one of the biggest spenders on research and development (R&D) in the world. In 2020, China’s...
To Prevent Violent Extremism in Tajikistan, Promote Religious Freedom – The Diplomat
The Debate | Opinion | Central Asia Washington should promote and directly incorporate religious freedom training as a requirement for Tajikistan to receive...