German economy minister says EU open for talks on China tariffs
SHANGHAI - Germany's Economy Minister Robert Habeck said during his visit to China on June 22 that the European Union is open for discussions regarding tariffs on Chinese exports.
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Hong Kong must boldly innovate faster to keep up with the times
That was around 2016. Musing over Hong Kong’s growth possibilities and looking westward towards Hong Kong’s outlying islands from his West Kowloon flat, Akers-Jones quipped that the next chief executive would have many ribbons to cut at opening ceremonies of major infrastructure projects, and many islands to develop if the city needed more land. Akers-Jones spoke from experience. When British administrators needed to intervene in the markets to boost growth, infrastructure-led development did the trick.
Chinese-Filipinos fear fallout from rising Philippines-China tensions
As a child, photojournalist Jilson Tiu did not feel like he stood out growing up in Manila’s historic Binondo district, the oldest Chinatown in the world.
No good reason for US to spread anti-vax rumours in the Philippines
America’s reputation has been bruised in many parts of the world due to its actions, from destabilising uncooperative governments, overruling the mandate of newly elected foreign leaders and, in extreme cases, invading other countries.
US envoy Kritenbrink visits Hanoi days after Putin, says US-Vietnam trust at ‘all-time high’
A senior US diplomat held talks in Vietnam on Saturday and said that the trust between the two countries was at an “all-time high”, just days after Russian President Vladimir Putin’s state visit to Hanoi.
Germany Hopes to Head Off a Trade War With China
With billions of dollars in trade between China and the European Union at stake, Germany’s second-highest cabinet official called on Saturday for the two sides to engage in talks to try to resolve an escalating dispute over tariffs.
Shaman Kim Jong Un and his rise
This week’s summit between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin was of historic significance. It extended the global tensions that began two years ago with the Ukrainian conflict all the way to the eastern tip of the Eurasian continent, where the Cold War started in 1950. It could have unfathomable consequences.
India boosts defence ties with Bangladesh as it tries to become a counterweight to China
India and Bangladesh on Saturday moved to bolster their defence relationship and signed agreements for expanding cooperation in maritime security, ocean economy, space, and telecommunication sectors, as New Delhi tries to present itself as a regional power and a counterweight to China.