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Tensions in Russia-Japan Relations

The Russia-Ukraine war has cast a deep shadow over Russia-Japan relations. The immediate prospects for improvement look bleak. Japan imposed sanctions on Russia a day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022. Russia reacted by...

November 18 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor(28 Oct- 03 Nov 2024)

Economic China-EU trade war erupts as Beijing files WTO complaint over EV tariff hikes A trade war between China and the European Union is set to intensify, with Beijing lodging a complaint with the World Trade Organization in response to an EU...

November 11 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (08-14 April 2024)

Economic What overcapacity? China says its industries are simply more competitive The last day of U.S. Secretary Janet Yellen’s trip to China coincided with the strongest retort yet from Beijing officials over her claims that China is flooding...

April 25 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (25-31 March 2024)

Economic Why is Japan changing its ban on exporting lethal weapons, and why is it so controversial? Japan’s Cabinet OK’d a plan to sell future next-generation fighter jets to other countries on March 26, its latest step away from the pacifist...

April 12 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (05-11 February 2024)

Economic Trump says U.S. must impose more tariffs on China, possibly over 60% Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said he would impose tariffs on China again if he is elected in November and they could exceed 60%. "We have to do it,"...

February 14 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (22-28 January 2024)

Economic Asia Inc. heads to Washington as focus turns to trade, tariffs and Trump It was the wee hours of Jan. 16 when Rieko Shimizu clicked "send" on an email to her corporate headquarters in Japan. Like most Asian companies with offices in...

February 1 , 2024
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (15-21 January 2024)

Economic China confirms GDP rose 5.2% in 2023 on higher government spending China's economy grew 5.2% on the year in 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Jan 17, confirming an unusual early revelation Premier Li Qiang had made the...

January 31 , 2024
Neighborhood News Digest – 10 November 2023

Afghanistan Over 50,000 Refugees Returned Through Spin Boldak in 9 Days – Tolo News In the past 9 days, more than 50,000 Afghan refugees have returned to the country through Spin Boldak, Kandahar. A number of refugees deported from Pakistan complain...

November 10 , 2023
Global Developments and Analysis: Weekly Monitor (28 August- 03 September)

Economic U.S. and China agree to new dialogue on trade, chip export curbs U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao agreed in Beijing on Aug 28 to create a working group covering trade and investment issues, as...

September 20 , 2023
50 Years of Diplomatic Ties: Convergence and Challenges in India-South Korea Relations

The year 2023 marks 50 years of the establishment of formal diplomatic ties between India and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). The Korean Embassy in New Delhi made a spectacular display of growing people-to-people ties between the two countries...

April 5 , 2023
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