Indonesian robo-advisory startup Bibit said it raised US$65 million in its most recent funding round. More funding details. Lead investor: Sequoia Capital India; Other investors: …
Indonesia’s vaccine cooperation with Beijing won’t compromise Unclos commitment in South China Sea
Last December, the first 1.2 million Sinovac shots arrived in Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital city. The timing could not have been more perfect, as Indonesia was entering the ninth month of the pandemic, …
New Zealand leader Ardern takes tougher stance on China
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern took a tougher stance on China’s human rights record by saying it was getting harder to reconcile differences as China’s role in the world grows …
US-China relations: Blinken accuses China of acting more aggressively
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has accused China of acting more aggressively abroad and more repressively at home. He said in an interview with CBS News the US did not want to hold China down …
Russia, facing lags, turns to China to produce Sputnik shots
Russia is turning to multiple Chinese firms to manufacture the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in an effort to speed up production as demand soars for its shot. Russia has announced three deals totaling …
New Zealand’s differences with China becoming ‘harder to reconcile’, Jacinda Ardern says
Prime minister has been coming under pressure from allies to take a tougher approach towards country’s largest trading partner …
Stoking fears of war could serve China’s goals. Australian policy needs rethinking
Tensions in the region are escalating, but trumpeting the coming threat of war plays into Beijing’s goals and risks undermining Taiwan further …
Japan is rethinking how to use its tanks to prepare for a potential clash with China
Japan is changing how it designs and uses tanks to counter a new threat from China, but it still has gaps to fill.
Blinken says China acting ‘more aggressively abroad’ -’60 Minutes’ interview
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in an interview that aired on Sunday that China had recently acted “more aggressively abroad” and was behaving “increasingly in adversarial ways.” Asked …
New Zealand’s Ardern Says Differences With China Becoming Harder to Reconcile
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Monday that differences between New Zealand and China are becoming harder to reconcile as Beijing’s role in the world grows and changes. In a speech at the China …