Japan Snubs S. Korea's Deadline for Lifting Trade Curbs
Jun 03, 2020 13:01 pm UTC| Economy
Japan did not retract export restrictions on three critical industrial materials imposed on South Korea in a row over wartime forced labor as the end of the latters May deadline lapsed. Consequently, South Korea may...
Beware the 'cauldron of paranoia' as China and the US slide towards a new kind of cold war
May 26, 2020 08:47 am UTC| Insights & Views
In September 2005, before an audience of some of the most powerful business figures in the United States, then US Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick unveiled his responsible stakeholder formula for Chinas global...
There's no shortage of players in Libya's conflict. But few champions for peace
May 26, 2020 08:41 am UTC| Politics
The year-long battle for Tripoli has been heating up in recent weeks despite widespread calls for a ceasefire during Ramadan and the coronavirus pandemic. As the violence escalates and the number of foreigners involved in...
US Senate Bill Could Block Chinese Firms From Listing in US Stock Market
May 22, 2020 01:33 am UTC| Business Politics Law
A US Senate bill requiring overseas firms to follow US standards for audits and other financial regulations could block some Chinese companies from listing and selling shares on American stock exchanges. The planned...
Coronavirus: Europe struggles to adapt to a post-American world
May 14, 2020 10:34 am UTC| Economy
Europeans are not looking to the US to lead during the pandemic emergency, as they might have done in the past. Over the past four years, Europe has moved from shock at Donald Trumps election to confusion about what it...
Iran launches its military satellite, says Donald Trump should focus on US coronavirus response
Apr 23, 2020 05:21 am UTC| Politics
Even as the main focus of the world today is towards battling the pandemic known as the coronavirus, tensions between the United States and Iran remain. The tensions made itself apparent again as Iran launches its new...
Brexit: how the UK is preparing to secure its seas outside the EU
Apr 18, 2020 06:38 am UTC| Economy
Four dinghies carrying 53 migrants who tried to cross the English Channel from France were intercepted by British and French authorities in early April. The crossings are a reminder of the importance of maritime security...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects