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This is an edited extract of a presentation by Gareth Evans, Distinguished Honorary Professor at ANU and former Australian foreign minister, to the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Conference.
China will restrict shipments of antimony for reasons of national security, the latest measure in Beijing’s drive to curb exports of strategic metals amid a spiraling trade war with the West. The protectionist measure will take effect on September 15.
Singapore’s newly minted Prime Minister Lawrence Wong is giving his first National Day Rally in the city state on Sunday.
Thailand’s key economic stimulus – almost $14 billion in cash payments to its citizens – will need further study to ensure compliance with the nation’s fiscal discipline law, newly appointed Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said.
Spirits group Diageo’s Indian unit has submitted financial documents sought by New Delhi anti-corruption police in an investigation related to billing and discount practices involving city agencies, a source familiar with the matter said.
“Running a cinema hall in India is no longer profitable,” Subramaniam told This Week in Asia, surveying the once-bustling lobby of his Sri Sakthi chain. His words cut to the heart of a seismic shift sweeping through the world’s largest film industry, which produces nearly 2,000 feature-length movies annually in 20 different languages. Across the country, cinema halls are closing at an alarming rate, repurposed as everything from apartment buildings to wedding venues.
The Ukrainian operation in Russia’s Kursk region began in late July with several days of airstrikes before Kiev’s ground forces quickly advanced several miles deep into Russian territory on August 6, 2024.
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