In a statement organizers of the Shangri-La Dialogue Asian security summit, which is scheduled to be held in Singapore next month said, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be attending the security summit. The annual meeting was cancelled in 2020… Read More ›
Geopolitics
G7 increases focus on malignant threats from China, Russia
On Tuesday, in a significant development, Britain is set to agree to a firm decisive stand from its G7 partners to protect democracies against global threats stemming from China and Russia. Hosting the event, Britain is likely to lay the… Read More ›
Indian Govt. Orders Twitter To Remove Critical Virus Posts, Anger Erupts On Social Media
There was outrage in India after the government ordered the social media platform Twitter to remove posts that criticised the role of the government in the manner in which it had handled the massive second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic…. Read More ›
Tesla Accused Of Being Arrogant With Mounting Pressure On The Firm In China
The United States based electric car maker Tesla has been branded as being an arrogant company in on Chinese social media platforms as well as by Chinese state media and regulators following outrage on social media in the country after… Read More ›
Strategies For Achieving Zero Emissions By 2050 Being Made By Taiwan
Following severe criticism by green groups of the Taiwanese government of not doing enough to fight climate change, Taiwan has started a process of making an assessment of how it can achieve a target of zero emissions by 2050. This… Read More ›
Australia-China Relations Get Worse With Canberra Cancelling Road And Belt Initiative Deals
The already strained relations between Australia and China degraded further after Australia scrapped agreements linked to China’s Belt and Road initiative. This move has provoked anger from Beijing. The Australian federal government made use of its new powers to cancel… Read More ›
China’s Economy Continued Rebound From Pandemic With 18.3% Q1 Growth
The Chinese economy reported a 18.3 per cent growth in the first quarter compared to the same period a year ago – when the economy was severely battered by the covid-19 pandemic. This is the highest quarterly growth of the… Read More ›
Weaker Economic Recovery For 5 Southeast Asian Countries Due To Lingering Covid-19 Restrictions: IMF
Its forecast for a number of Southeast Asian economies was downgraded by the International Monetary Fund even while becoming more optimistic about the fortunes of the global economy and the broader Asia-Pacific region. The five largest developing economies in Southeast… Read More ›
Seven Chinese Supercomputer Groups Blacklisted By China
Seven Chinese business groups that were charged with manufacturing supercomputers for use by the country’s military were blacklisted by the United States. This is the first such move by the new Biden administration of the United States to put pressure… Read More ›
This is war: polish doctor on COVID-19 infections
Midst media reports that Polish medical staff are taking oxygen and intravenous drips to boost their energy, the country’s health minister Adam Niedzielski said, many Polish doctors and nurses are just taking naps between shifts as they continue to fight… Read More ›