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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 aw....

April 12, 2024 North Korea , Russia , Myanmar , Kremlin , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Digital Silk Road , UNSC Resolution Gaza , Baltimore , Fossil Fuel funding , China WTO dispute , Ukraine Tariff-Free Trade , US CEOs in China , Cocoa Crisis

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%. "....

February 14, 2024 North Korea , China , Myanmar , Donald Trump , Putin , OPEC , TSMC , Dengue , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , ECOWAS , Nippon Steel , Zelenskiy

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 ....

February 01, 2024 North Korea , Donald Trump , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Boeing , Xi-Biden , CSI 300 selloff , Power of Siberia 2 , Keidan ren , US Supreme Court , Measles

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 Qia....

January 31, 2024 North Korea , NATO , Immigration , NAM , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Liberal Democratic Party , Red Sea , China GDP , Japan Economy , Data Centers , Pakistan-Iran

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 deport....

November 10, 2023 VIF Neighbourhood News Digest , North Korea , Maldives , Myanmar , Sri Lanka , Afghanistan , Nawaz Sharif , Presidential elections , Bangladesh , LeT , refugees , India-US 2+2 meeting , Nepal border , Bhutan King , India aid , Garment workers , EXIM Bank of India , Myanmar President , National Youth Parliament’s , Inclusive government , Thorthormi Lake , Diplomatic mission , Pakistan IMF , Passports

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....

September 20, 2023 North Korea , INSTC , Saudi Arabia , Imran Khan , Covid-19 International Daily Scan , Baidu , Russian fertilizer , US-China Trade Dialogue , China Factory Strikes , Singapore Election , Gabon Coup , Afghanistan Canal

50 Years of Diplomatic Ties: Convergence and Challenges in India-South Korea Relations

Dr Sweta Kumari, Associate Fellow, VIF Article

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 o....

April 05, 2023 International Relations and Diplomacy , Article , India , North Korea , China , QUAD , Economics , Defence , Republic of Korea , Diplomatic Relations , Foreign Policy and Security Dialogue , Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

China: Daily Scan, September 27, 2022

Xi writes foreword for literature collection on rejuvenation: Xinhuanet

September 26, 2022

Chinese President Xi Jinping has written a foreword, titled "Forging Ahead on the Journey to National Rejuvenation," for works of literat....

September 27, 2022 North Korea , COVID-19 , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Drone , Hunan

China: Daily Scan, June 21, 2022

Li Hongzhong elected Party chief of China's Tianjin: Xinhuanet

June 20, 2022

Li Hongzhong has been elected secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Tianjin Municipal Committee. Li was elected to the post at the first plen....

June 21, 2022 North Korea , Russia , Iran , BRICS , PLA , Beijing , Turkmenistan , COVID-19 , China Daily Digest , Tianjin

China: Daily Scan, May 02, 2022

Communist youth league of China has over 73.7 mln members: Xinhuanet

May 2, 2022

The Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) has over 73.7 million members nationwide as of December 31, 2021, according to statistics released by th....

May 02, 2022 North Korea , Russia , Beijing , Shanghai , China Daily Digest , Karachi , Omicron , Inner Mongolia , Serbia , Ukraine. Laos