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China: Daily Scan, April 6, 2022

China sincerely wants peace in Ukraine: Xinhuanet April 5, 2022 China hopes Russia and Ukraine would stick to peace talks until a ceasefire agreement is reached and the only thing that China wants is peace in Ukraine, State Councilor and Foreign...

April 6 , 2022
China: Daily Scan, March 30, 2022

Chinese premier stresses safeguarding women, children's rights: Xinhuanet March 29, 2022 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has stressed pushing forward with the ongoing campaign against women and children trafficking and stepping up efforts to protect...

March 30 , 2022
China: Daily Scan, March 29, 2022

Senior provincial official under probe: Xinhuanet March 29, 2022 Hao Chunrong, vice governor of northeast China's Liaoning Province, is under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law. The probe is being conducted by the...

March 29 , 2022
China: Daily Scan, March 17, 2022

Former Supreme Court official indicted for graft: Xinhuanet March 17, 2022 Meng Xiang, former chief of the enforcement bureau of the Supreme People's Court, has been indicted on charges of taking bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP) said...

March 17 , 2022
China: Daily Scan, March 15, 2022

Report on Work of NPC Standing Committee: Xinhuanet March 14, 2022 Following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). Delivered by chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Li Zhanshu...

March 15 , 2022
Vietnam PM in Japan: Major Take Aways

The Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh paid a 4-day official visit from 22 to 25 November to Japan to have discussion with his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on furthering economic and security cooperation between Japan and Vietnam. Chinh...

December 3 , 2021
Floodgates Open in Japanese Politics after Suga’s Exit

In a surprise announcement on 3 September, days after Tokyo Olympics 2020 ended, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga announced that he will not run in the upcoming Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election scheduled for 29 September. This means...

September 8 , 2021
Japan’s Four-day Workweek Proposal Unlikely to Work

Japan and Japanese are known for their famously workaholic corporate culture. There are cases in which companies have forced employees to put extra hours, thereby driving some to commit suicide and giving rise to the word karoshi or “death from over...

July 7 , 2021
A Case for Tokyo Olympics Cancellation

At the time of writing, the Tokyo Olympics are on but there is a strong case for its cancellation in view of the extraordinary situation before it is too late as lives are at stake. The ferocity of the rampaging pandemic shows no signs of ebbing out...

June 9 , 2021
Vietnam’s 13th National Party Congress Concludes with a Positive Outlook for the Future

The 13th National Party Congress of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) chaired by the National Assembly Chairwoman Nguyen Thi Ngan wrapped up in Hanoi two days ahead of schedule after eight working days amid sudden surge in the coronavirus since...

February 11 , 2021
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