The US plan announced this week to speed up the withdrawal of thousands of troops from Afghanistan may have troubling consequences for China, which shares a border with the war-torn country in its far …
China, South Korea Work to Tamp Down Outbreaks
China and South Korea, both countries that had [largely moved past restrictive measures]( to control the pandemic, have instituted some new limits as outbreaks flare up. South Korea’s Prime Minist …
Coons Says Hopes for Bipartisan U.S. Policy to ‘Out-Compete’ China
U.S. Democratic Senator Chris Coons, who is seen as a contender for secretary of state in the incoming Biden administration, told Reuters on Friday he hoped to see a bipartisan policy on China that …
China has given almost a million people experimental Covid vaccine, says company
Sinopharm chairman claims there has not been a single case of infection after inoculation of officials, students and workers heading overseas …
Hong Kong: ‘Five Eyes could be blinded,’ China warns West
The countries, which form the Five Eyes alliance, criticised China’s imposition of new rules to disqualify elected legislators in Hong Kong. They urged Beijing to reverse course. A Chinese foreign …
From Singapore’s deep-tech space, a US$1.2b unicorn rises
Other newsy highlights such as Future Capital’s fresh flow of funds and Acronis’ acquisition of CyberLynx The deep-tech space is enough of a mystery to the layman, but Singapore startup Nanofilm has …
Malaysia welcomes China’s high technology, nnowledge and capital intensive investments
Malaysia welcomes investments from China’s high technology, knowledge and capital intensive ventures, as such investments are instrumental in driving economic reformation amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, …
GRAPHIC-Saudi Arabia and Russia in tight race to become China’s top oil supplier in 2020
Saudi Arabia and Russia are in a tight race to become China’s top oil supplier in 2020, with both countries boosting crude exports to the economic powerhouse even as the coronavirus pandemic hit …
China-based Pakistani trader to import 1000 tons of pine nuts from Pakistan
A young Pakistani traders based in the Keqiao District of Shaoxing city, Zhejiang province of China will import 1000 metric tons of pine nuts from Pakistan this year. “I have already imported around …
U.S. is expected to maintain its ‘ambiguity’ over Taiwan under Biden, professor says
A Biden administration is not expected to change the United States’ approach to Taiwan and China in this aspect, says Shelley Rigger at Davidson College.