India might not be exempt from sanctions by the United States if it decides to purchase weapons and defence systems from, according to top officials of the Pentagon. The comments were made by Randall Schriver, the Pentagon’s top Asia official…. Read More ›
Geopolitics
China Says Trade War With US Can’t Be Solved Due To US’s ‘Hard Lines’
The trade dispute between the United States and China would not be solved by the hardline trade war stance that has been taken by Washington, said China’s commerce ministry on Thursday. The ministry expressed its displeasure with comments from US… Read More ›
Amsterdam To Be The New European HQ Of Panasonic Instead Of UK
The European headquarters of the Japanese electronics company Panasonic would be moved away from the UK to Amsterdam in October because of Brexit concerns. Panasonic Europe’s chief executive Laurent Abadie said that the main aim of the move is to… Read More ›
U.S. trade relations improve with EU, Mexico and Canada
In what is likely to be a strategic move, the United States has moved quickly to reach new trade deals with Mexico, the EU and Canada and in doing so it can then focus its energies on China, which is… Read More ›
The EU must prepare for a no-deal Brexit: Michel Barnier
While Michel Barnier garbed the warning saying the EU must be ready for any eventuality, it comes in the wake of British Prime Minister Theresa May saying a no-deal “wouldn’t be the end of the world”. Although her comments were… Read More ›
Select countries get relief from U.S. tariff hikes for aluminum and steel
The U.S. Commerce Department has stated Trump has signed proclamations permitting relief from U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel for a select few countries. As per the U.S. Commerce Department, U.S. President Donald Trump has signed proclamations which permit targeted… Read More ›
China’s Fosun To Continue With Overseas Deals Despite Trade War
Following its emergence from the scrutiny of Chinese regulators over debt-fuelled shopping abroad by Chinese conglomerates, the Chinese firm Fosun International claimed that it still plans to conduct overseas acquisitions. The firm announced that the planned acquisitions would be targeted… Read More ›
Facebook Removes Accounts Of Top Myanmar Military Men After UN Report Of Rohingya Genocide
Facebook has been impacted by a United Nations report that claimed that the genocide to cleanse the country of the Rohingya minority community was brutally carried out by the military of Myanmar and the report also identified and named some… Read More ›
Indonesia and Australia set to announcement completion of negotiations for CEPA this Friday
The completion of negotiations for Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) is set to be announced this Friday following a visit by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to the Indonesia. As per an official from Indonesia’s foreign ministry, President Joko Widodo… Read More ›
US-Mexico Trade Deal Could Give Fuel To Trump To Carry On China Trade War
The new free trade agreement between the United States and Mexico that was struck by the two countries and announced by the US president Donald Trump on Monday has the potential to put the US president in a better standing… Read More ›