Simon Birmingham has urged China to respect the “spirit” – not just the letter – of the new 14-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership. Australia is hoping the deal, signed on Sunday, will ... ( read original story ...)
Surveillance, reeducation and the Office of Honesty: How China tames its people
Traditionally there have been two ways to define China watchers — either as “panda huggers” or “dragon slayers.” Panda huggers tended to be foreigners who lived in China for years, learned the ... ( read original story ...)
United States and ASEAN: A Billion Futures Across Indo-Pacific
Senior White House officials met with the leaders of the ten Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Member States to advance our ... ( read original story ...)
Google Invests In Indonesian E-Commerce Unicorn, Joins Singapore Government, SoftBank, Alibaba
What Happened: The tech giant now owns 1.6% of Tokopedia, valued at $1.1 million (16.7 billion rupiah) Singapore’s government investment company Temasek also invested in Tokopedia. Temasek now has a 3 ... ( read original story ...)
S&P affirms Israel’s AA-rating despite economic hit
"Israel is in a good position compared to other countries who are struggling [financially] with the coronavirus crisis." ... ( read original story ...)
Japan finance minister: G20 finance heads endorse common framework for developing world debt
Financial leaders of the Group of 20 major economies on Friday endorsed a "Common Framework" for treating debt of developing countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, Japanese Finance Minister ... ( read original story ...)
Modern money theory and lessons from Japan
A critique of mainstream macroeconomics through the Japanese case should not be taken to imply that MMT advocates the same policy prescription for all situations; such naïve logic is a common weapon t ... ( read original story ...)
Qatar’s attractive investment climate showcased by QFZA chairman
The Los Angeles World Affairs Council & Town Hall welcomed HE Ahmad al-Sayed, Minister of State and Chairman of Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA), for a discussion on Qatar’s innovative Free Zones. ( read original story ...)
Azerbaijan starts assessing damage on Tartar district inflicted by Armenia
Assessment of damage inflicted as a result of Azerbaijani Tartar district’s artillery shelling by Armenian Armed Forces is underway, Trend reports on Nov.14. As reported, working groups under the ... ( read original story ...)
Record ice shipment bound for Melbourne seized in Hong Kong as Covid hits drug supply
Experts say organised crime will continue to target Australia during the pandemic due to a shortage of supplies and record prices ... ( read original story ...)