Dec 17, 2020 11:23 am UTC| Economy
New Zealand and China are being pushed toward further regional economic integration as part of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) signed last month. On the face of it, the RCEP is a positive step for...
Australia demands apology from China over 'repugnant' slur on Twitter
Dec 01, 2020 09:15 am UTC| Politics
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has demanded China apologise for and Twitter remove a highly offensive tweet depicting an Australian soldier with a knife to the throat of a child. Morrison described the tweet as...
US to blacklist China's SMIC and CNOOC
Nov 30, 2020 17:15 pm UTC| Business
The US is poised to add Chinas top chipmaker SMIC and national offshore oil and gas producer CNOOC to a blacklist of alleged Chinese military companies, curbing their access to U.S. investors. It was reported earlier...
UK prohibits installing Huawei 5G kit from September 2021
Nov 30, 2020 17:09 pm UTC| Business
The UK demanded that its local telecommunications firms cease installing Huawei 5G kit after September 2021 as part of a plan to purge the Chinese firms equipment from high-speed mobile networks. The country has already...
Asian nations to sign pact eliminating import tariffs
Nov 14, 2020 14:45 pm UTC| Economy
Asian leaders are due to sign a trade deal dubbed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) this weekend that seeks to eliminate a range of tariffs on imports within 20 years. It also includes provisions on...
Nagorno-Karabach: why Iran is trying to remain neutral over the conflict on its doorstep
Oct 09, 2020 08:05 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan intensified in early October over Nagorno-Karabakh, the disputed region in the South Caucasus at the centre of a conflict that has lasted for more than three decades. The South...
Under what conditions are international sanctions effective?
Oct 09, 2020 07:51 am UTC| Economy
According to US government data, 32 sanctions regimes are currently in effect. Canada, for its part, currently imposes sanctions on 20 different states and on terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda. The EU is currently...
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