Foreign minister to visit Solomons, NZ Penny Wong will make her first visits to New Zealand and the Solomon Islands as foreign minister as Australia continues to increase its focus on the Pacific. AAP · Jun 15, 2022
FedEx Increases Dividend, Stock Up 13% - Ring The Bell Newsletter Happy Tuesday Zingernation! Benzinga · Jun 15, 2022
U.S. rebuffs China by calling Taiwan Strait an international waterway The United States on Tuesday backed Taiwan's assertion that the strait dividing the island from the Chinese mainland is an international waterway, a further rebuff to Beijing's claim to exercise sovereignty over the strategic passage. Reuters · Jun 15, 2022
Noel Gallagher banned from China for life as he is 'enemy of the people' Noel Gallagher and his Oasis band-mates were asked to perform at a Tibetan Freedom Concert in New York during the time that the Britpop band were in their pomp but he was the only one to take to the stage Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Study: Thailand a global leader in real-time payments Thailand was No.3 globally for real-time payment transactions last year, behind only India and China, driven by the government's support for modern infrastructure, says ACI Worldwide, a real-time payments software provider. Bangkok Post · Jun 14, 2022
Communication with China a welcome thawing of important relationship The PRC's senior leadership, including President Xi Jinping, would be well aware of just how badly attempts to bully and coerce Australia have backfired. Newcastle Herald · Jun 14, 2022
Arrivals from China still continue to trickle in Despite stringent travel restrictions in China, Thailand still received 36,246 Chinese visitors in the first five months of 2022, with 20,000 arrivals recorded in the month of May alone, comprising business travellers, students and Elite Card holders. Bangkok Post · Jun 14, 2022
The Loop: China's special 'military operations', the fruit and veges facing shortages, and BTS on hiatus? Here's your quick catch-up for this morning's news. ABC News · Jun 14, 2022
Dozens of countries question China at UN over Xinjiang ‘abuses’ In a joint statement, 47 countries voice concern at treatment of ethnic minority Uighurs in far western region. Al Jazeera · Jun 14, 2022
China attack on Taiwan would hit global trade more than Ukraine war, says Taiwan Any Chinese military attack on Taiwan would have a greater impact on global trade flows than the Ukraine war, Taipei's top trade negotiator told Reuters on Tuesday, saying it would lead to a shortage of semiconductor chips. Reuters · Jun 14, 2022
2 Beaten Down Chinese Stocks Defying the Bear Market The concerns over persistently high inflation, fresh COVID-19 cases in China leading to hard lockdowns, deepening supply chain disruptions, and a potential slowdown in global economic growth have added immense pressure to Chinese stocks of late. Amid the inflationary environment, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally solid beaten-down… StockNews.com · Jun 14, 2022
Labor campaign director says Australia chose a ‘better future’ over more Scott Morrison Paul Erickson to tell press club of election-winning strategy including Anthony Albanese’s leadership and stoking ‘mood for change’ The Guardian - AU · Jun 14, 2022
U.S. Trade Rep. Katherine Tai says her Asian American identity helps "filter out the noise" in China negotiations Tai, a Chinese American, leads the U.S.'s trade policy amid mounting U.S.-China tensions and spikes in anti-Asian hate. Axios · Jun 14, 2022
UK buys option to take 20% stake in Sizewell C nuclear power plant £100m move could ease China’s state nuclear company out of project The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022
Axios · Jun 14, 2022 How autocrats twist history to gain power Leaders in China, North Korea and Russia tell history selectively or rewrite parts to suit their changing political needs.
Benzinga · Jun 14, 2022 ReneSola Encounters Headwinds but Looks Better Positioned Than Most Key Takeaways: ReneSola has encountered recent headwinds due to Covid-related lockdowns in China and withdrawal from a major U.S. project Company looks better positioned than peers from other industries due to accelerating focus on renewable power construction in the west By Doug Young
The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022 India must insist on return to status quo on border in talks with China, says Shyam Saran Former National Security Advisory Board Chairman says multiple rounds of talks prove Chinese encroachment occurred in 2020, regardless of govt. statements
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Fears Kim Jong-un will launch nuclear weapon as he vows to bolster deadly arsenal Kim Jong-un's pariah state of North Korea has finished preparations for its first nuclear test launch since 2017, according to South Korea's Foreign Minister Park Jin
The Hindu · Jun 14, 2022 China lifts two-year COVID visa ban on Indians; to allow return of stranded professionals, families China is also processing requests of thousands of Indian students studying in Chinese universities
Benzinga · Jun 14, 2022 Alibaba, Other Chinese Stocks Brace For Uncertainty As US Looks To Monitor, Restrict Investment In China Congress pushed a ruling proposing screening investments in rival countries like China to protect U.S. technologies and rebuild critical supply chains, the Wall Street Journal reports. The action would require American companies and investors to disclose new outbound investments with a new interagency panel to review and block investments on national…
Reuters · Jun 14, 2022 Bloomberg staffer detained in China was released earlier this year A Bloomberg News staff member in China who was detained in late 2020 was released on bail early this year, according to a statement by the Chinese embassy in Washington that was dated last month and reported by the news organisation on Tuesday.
Reuters · Jun 14, 2022 China bank protest stopped by health codes turning red, depositors say A protest planned by hundreds of bank depositors in central China seeking access to their frozen funds has been thwarted because the authorities have turned their health code apps red, several depositors told Reuters.
Caixin Global · Jun 14, 2022 Shanghai Tries New Tactics to Stamp Out Crypto Mining Companies running data centers are required to conduct self-checks and pledge not to engage in the power-hungry activity
ABC News · Jun 14, 2022 Xi Jinping announces plans to allow Chinese military to undertake 'armed forces operations' abroad According to China's government, Xi Jinping has signed off on a set of new trial outlines that allow for Chinese "armed forces operations" that aren't war, and set a legal basis for the PLA to "safeguard China's national sovereignty, security and development interests".