Japan is paying 87 companies to shift production back home or into Southeast Asia after the coronavirus pandemic disrupted supply chains and exposed an overreliance on Chinese manufacturing. While ... ( read original story ...)
South China Sea Dispute: Beijing Warns US Against Military Escalation
The U.S. refers to the deployment of the two aircraft carriers to the area as "freedom of navigation" exercises in waters that the U.S. considers international territory. ( read original story ...)
When China Met Iran
A growing partnership between America’s main Middle East adversary and Asia’s rising superpower bears careful watching in Washington. ( read original story ...)
China vows ‘forceful counter-attack’ in escalating row with Britain over Hong Kong
China threatened a "forceful counter-attack" on Tuesday in response to Britain's announcement that it would suspend its extradition treaty with Hong Kong following Beijing's introduction of a national ... ( read original story ...)
Tough Talk Between the U.S. and China Is Making A Diplomatic Resolution Harder Than Ever
Back in March, as the novel coronavirus started to spread across the U.S., many Americans went shopping for home freezers to help cut down ... ( read original story ...)
China’s military capabilities are gaining on the U.S. The Pentagon needs to take bold steps.
American war games indicate that the current U.S. force may be insufficient to deter or defeat Chinese aggression in the future. ( read original story ...)
TPG Singapore Partners with IDEMIA
IDEMIA, the global leader in Augmented Identity today announced that they have deployed LTE SIM cards in Singapore to support the mobile network operator TPG Telecom in offering SIM-only plans to its ... ( read original story ...)
Singapore’s central bank hires Jeanne Stampe to head up green finance
Jeanne Stampe has joined Singapore's central bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), as green finance resource lead. ( read original story ...)
Singapore Proposes Corporate Tax Rebate, COVID-19 Relief
Singapore's Ministry of Finance proposed Monday to implement a corporate income tax rebate and measures designed to help businesses and individuals struggling from the novel coronavirus pandemic. ( read original story ...)
Japan keeps fiscal tap wide open on budget spending requests to fight pandemic
Japan's budget for next fiscal year won't set a spending cap on requests aimed at fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, the finance minister said, suggesting the heavily indebted government would ramp up ... ( read original story ...)