Sizing up the China-Russia ‘New Axis’: In a recent post, I tried to warn people about the substantial and growing chance of World War 3 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/sizing-up-the-china-russia-new-axis/
Knife: Salman Rushdie’s memoir of surviving attack: Knife is Salman Rushdie’s account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/knife-salman-rushdies-memoir-of-surviving-attack/
South Korean president facing 3 lame duck years?: South Korea’s parliamentary election of April 10, 2024, was widely seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/south-korean-president-facing-3-lame-duck-years/
Quick Glance: South Korean President's Challenging Future Ahead
- South Korea's parliamentary election on April 10, 2024, served as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol's initial two years in office.
- The opposition Democratic Party maintained its majority in the National Assembly with 175 seats, while the ruling PPP faced a setback.
- The election results will impact Yoon's domestic and foreign agendas due to facing a divided government and increased scrutiny from opposition parties.
- Opposition parties will likely demand diplomatic achievements from the Yoon government in the next three years, scrutinizing the effectiveness of his foreign policy.
Israel’s attack on Iran: what we know so far: Israel's air force, possibly with drones, attacked an air base or hit nearby facilities in Isfahan, Iran ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/israels-attack-on-iran-what-we-know-so-far/
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-complains-china-hurts-shipbuilding-steel-firms/ US complains China hurts shipbuilding, steel firms
‘A thousand Modis’: the secret of BJP’s enduring success: Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown exponentially – and so has the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/a-thousand-modis-the-secret-of-the-bjps-enduring-success/
How deep is Vietnam’s financial rot?: The real estate tycoon at the center of a US$12.46 billion fraud case has been sentenced to death ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/how-deep-is-vietnams-financial-rot/
Israel unlikely to attack Iran nuclear program: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against Iran for the unprecedented aerial ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/israel-unlikely-to-attack-iran-nuclear-program/
Quick Glance: Israel's Targeted Operation in Iran Sends a Strong Message, Experts Note
- Israel conducted a military operation on Iranian territory during the early hours of Friday.
- The operation appeared to be a response to Iran's recent missile and drone attacks.
- According to analysts, the operation was seen as a display of Israel's capability to access Iranian nuclear facilities.
West faces stark choice on Ukraine losing the war: Ukraine is now experiencing a level of existential threat comparable only to the situation immediately after ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/west-faces-stark-choice-on-ukraine-losing-the-war/
US complains China hurts shipbuilding, steel firms: The Biden administration unveiled new measures to protect the US shipbuilding and steel industries from being ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-complains-china-hurts-shipbuilding-steel-firms/
Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban: Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/putin-wants-to-get-closer-to-the-taliban/
Can Modi honestly run on his economic record?: More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the world’s biggest election between April 19 and early ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/can-modi-honestly-run-on-his-economic-record/
Zelensky begs for Israel’s level of US support: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky openly complained last weekend that his country was getting far less ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/zelensky-begs-for-israels-level-of-us-support/
Charting the future of the US alliance network: The recent US-Japan alliance bilateral summit between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio not ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/charting-the-future-of-the-us-alliance-network/
The AI-piloted fighter age has arrived: In a scene harking to a futuristic science fiction film, a US AI-piloted fighter has just engaged in a dogfight against a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-ai-piloted-fighter-age-has-arrived/
EU enlargement: What does the future hold?: To “widen” or to “deepen”. This has been one of the longstanding dilemmas throughout European Union (EU) history ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/eu-enlargement-what-does-the-future-hold/
Food fight: Russia’s ‘grain diplomacy’ reshaping global markets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “grain diplomacy” continues to cause headaches for the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/food-fight-russias-grain-diplomacy-reshaping-global-markets/
Australia’s new defense strategy already behind the times: There have been a lot of defense announcements recently about buying new equipment ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/australias-new-defense-strategy-already-behind-the-times/
A five-body problem in geopolitics: Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. A five-body problem in geopolitics: Jerusalem, Tehran ...
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Blinken to China to fuss about support for Russia: Antony Blinken will visit Beijing in the coming weeks, raising concerns about China’s overcapacity ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/blinken-to-china-to-fuss-about-support-for-russia/
Apply Israel-Iran lessons to Taiwan: There is still a great deal to learn about Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. Even so ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/apply-israel-iran-lessons-to-taiwan/
Trump plan to devalue dollar a gift to China: TOKYO — Donald Trump would make currency devaluation great again in a second term. Surrogates for the former US ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/trump-plan-to-devalue-dollar-a-gift-to-china/
US Navy can’t hide its flagging fleet: The US Navy faces shipbuilding delays and setbacks threatening multiple critical capabilities ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-navy-cant-hide-its-flagging-fleet/
Remembering Cambodia’s genocide in a corner of Africa: Kigali, RWANDA- April 1975 was a cruel month for millions of Cambodians. Forty-nine years ago, on April 17 ...
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Countering China’s rare earth dominance and coercion: In December, the People’s Republic of China announced a retaliatory restriction of rare-earth element ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/countering-chinas-rare-earth-dominance-and-coercion/
Yen hits 34-year low, defying end of negative rates: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years on March 19 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/yen-hits-34-year-low-defying-end-of-negative-rates/
Quick Glance: Japan's Economic Policy and the Impact on the Yen
- On March 19, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years, signaling the end of an era of negative interest rates.
- Despite this adjustment, Japan continues to have the lowest interest rates globally. The notion that lower interest rates lead to higher growth was the basis for adopting negative rates.
- However, negative rates did not serve as an economic stimulus but rather burdened commercial banks' reserves at the central bank.
- The BoJ's policy of low and negative interest rates has hindered bank credit growth in Japan for years, impacting the economy negatively.
Three takeaways from China’s upbeat Q1 growth: China’s first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) surpassed market expectations, indicating a promising start to ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/three-takeaways-from-chinas-upbeat-q1-growth/
For a start, Washington, amend the H1-B visa process: The US-China tech competition is unlikely to slow down in the near term, particularly with the arrival of ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/for-a-start-washington-amend-the-h1-b-visa-process/
Is the shine coming off Japan’s bullet trains?: Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tokaido Shinkansen ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/is-the-shine-coming-off-japans-bullet-trains/
Sri Lanka’s lost revolution: On July 9, 2022, Sri Lankans protesting the regime of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa shocked the world when they stormed the executive ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/sri-lankas-lost-revolution/
Iran attack puts US back on Israel’s side – for now: Israel’s war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its next move after fighting off a massive air attack ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/iran-attack-puts-us-back-on-israels-side-for-now/
Why it’s China’s turn now: In the second half of the 20th century, scholars and macrohistorians like Alvin Toffler, Francis Fukuyama and Paul Kennedy developed ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/why-its-chinas-turn-now/
Iran’s tactical fail leaves a way out of all-out war: Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/irans-tactical-fail-leaves-a-way-out-of-all-out-war/
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
US to convert oil rigs into floating missile defense sites: The US Navy has unveiled plans to convert surplus oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-to-convert-oil-rigs-into-floating-missile-defense-sites/
Kishida goes all-in on partnership with the US: It is telling that one of the most popular photos from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington was ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/kishida-goes-all-in-on-partnership-with-the-us/
Preliminary takeaways of Iran’s assault on Israel: Here are the preliminary results from the Iranian attacks on Israel over the weekend: 1 missiles and drones ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/preliminary-takeaways-of-irans-assault-on-israel/
Chinese firms to assemble EVs in Europe, duck tariffs: Chinese electric vehicle makers are pushing forward their plans to building production capacity in Europe ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinese-firms-to-assemble-evs-in-europe-duck-tariffs/
Americans should worry more about world war: Being the guy who’s always shouting about impending disaster is frustrating, thankless work ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/americans-should-worry-more-about-world-war/
Iran-Israel explosion blows Asia’s Fed hopes asunder: Anyone laughing at Lawrence Summers for predicting that the US Federal Reserve’s next move may be a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/iran-israel-explosion-blows-asias-fed-hopes-asunder/
The myth of Chinese overcapacity: Early in the morning, factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes Man takes his lunch ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-myth-of-chinese-overcapacity/
China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble: China’s Two Sessions – the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinas-new-productive-forces-risk-overcapacity-bubble/
Are EVs the future or merely a niche market?: The automotive industry is in a most difficult period of its history. How can it predict the future? Technological ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/are-evs-the-future-or-merely-a-niche-market/
China’s path not taken: global leadership chances: At the dawn of the 21st century, China encountered a series of decisive junctures that could have reshaped not ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinas-path-not-taken-global-leadership-chances/
Quick Glance: Decline in American Students Studying in China Due to Trust Issues
- The number of American students in China has significantly decreased due to growing concerns about restrictions on academic freedom and strained relations between Washington and Beijing.
- US officials and scholars lament the lost opportunities for young people to experience life in China.
- The decline in student exchanges between the countries is regretted by both the US and China, as they struggle to find common ground in other areas.
- Both countries recognize the importance of student exchanges and are planning measures to promote study programs in China.
US facing an amphibious warfare conundrum : Aging ships, emerging threats, rigid mindsets and indecision about investing in numerous but small or a few large ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-facing-an-amphibious-warfare-conundrum/
Bollywood’s big supporting role in India elections: As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/bollywoods-big-supporting-role-in-india-elections/
Denying Russia’s only strategy for success : If the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin,Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West – and will likely ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/denying-russias-only-strategy-for-success/
The long wait for lower US interest rates: Attention farmers and other business borrowers: Interest rates are going to stay higher longer than expected just a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-long-wait-for-lower-us-interest-rates/
When supply creates demand: Yellen’s errors of omission: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 8 warned China that rising investment in new industries will ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/when-supply-creates-demand-yellens-errors-of-omission/
Data don’t show China cutting export prices overall: China’s exports fell in March by 7.5% year-on-year, although the fall was mainly due to base effect: Chinese ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/data-dont-show-china-cutting-export-prices-overall/
Global economy now has its own ‘Three-Body Problem’ asiatimes.com/2024/04/global-economy-now-has-its-own-three-body-problem/
Will new police chief end Philippines war on drugs?: The President of the Philippines, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., named Major General Rommel Francisco Marbil as the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/will-new-police-chief-end-philippines-war-on-drugs/
Guam’s missile defenses upgrade a start, but enough?: The US is set to upgrade Guam’s formidable missile defenses with a new command and control system to ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/guams-missile-defenses-upgrade-a-start-but-enough/
China blows off EU turbine probe as an ill wind: The European Union was accused by Beijing of protectionism after it launched an anti-subsidy investigation into ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/china-blows-off-eu-turbine-probe-as-an-ill-wind/
Philippines steps up operations with its allies: Against the backdrop of rising tensions in the South China Sea – most notably, yet another violent incident two ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/philippines-steps-up-operations-with-its-allies/
Demographic disaster may have an unappreciated upside: During the coming decades, it may become increasingly difficult to induce Americans to help defend any of ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/demographic-disaster-may-have-an-unappreciated-upside/
Global economy now has its own ‘Three-Body Problem’: TOKYO -- Analysts at Fitch Ratings have been a busy bunch in recent months warning of debt landmines in the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/global-economy-now-has-its-own-three-body-problem/
Taiwan’s Ma visits Xi, whose intentions he trusts: Ma Ying-jeou had a chance to meet with Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after their last meeting in ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/taiwans-ma-visits-xi-whose-intentions-he-trusts/
Quick Glance: Xi emphasizes historical trend of reunion with Taiwan
- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou and stated that outside influence cannot prevent the "family" reunion between Beijing and Taipei.
- Xi highlighted dialogue between the two sides, emphasizing that all issues can be discussed.
- Beijing sees the self-ruled island as a province that must be reunited with mainland China, not ruling out the use of force to assert its claims on Taiwan.
- Tensions across the Taiwan Strait are escalating, with Xi stressing that both sides are Chinese and that all issues can be discussed without separation.
Ukraine war risk and the gold hedge: Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. Ukraine war risk and the gold hedge David P ...
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China-India-US power balance at stake in 2 elections: Two elections this year may shift the triangular balance of power among China, India and the US ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/china-india-us-power-balance-at-stake-in-2-elections/
Experts at odds on benefits of Japan’s carriers: Japan is embarking on rebuilding its carrier fleet, a feat not undertaken since the end of World War II ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/experts-at-odds-on-benefits-of-japans-carriers/
Air defenses gone, Russia dominates Ukraine airspace: By their own admission, the Ukrainians desperately need air defenses. Most of the high end systems ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/air-defenses-gone-russia-dominates-ukraine-airspace/
Chinese organized crime’s latest US target: gift cards: This article was firt published by ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinese-organized-crimes-latest-us-target-gift-cards/
Japan will prove a worthy collaborator with AUKUS: Japan has wanted into AUKUS – the three-way defense agreement among the United States, Australia ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/japan-will-prove-a-worthy-collaborator-with-aukus/
Who’s to challenge Silicon Valley, Shenzhen in AI?: The 21st century has witnessed an unprecedented surge in technological advancements ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/whos-to-challenge-silicon-valley-shenzhen-in-ai/
India’s choice: democratic revival or Orwellian future: George Orwell wrote in 1984: "We know that no one ever seizes power with the intention of ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/indias-choice-democratic-revival-or-orwellian-future/
Abductee families keep Japan and North Korea apart: It is an amazing story: A person who probably does not exist has been holding an entire nation, North Korea ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/abductee-families-keep-japan-and-north-korea-apart/
Japan and AUKUS are headed for limited cooperation: With Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida visiting Washington this week, rumours have circulated that Japan ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/japan-and-aukus-are-headed-for-limited-cooperation/
asiatimes.com/2024/04/why-yellens-reflation-pleas-fall-flat-in-beijing/ Why Yellen’s reflation pleas fall flat in Beijing
US stretching out legacy nuclear arsenal: The US is stuck with aging nuclear ballistic missile submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles in a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-stretching-out-legacy-nuclear-arsenal/
US pushes ASML to deny maintenance in China: The Dutch government is said to have started slowing the issuance of licenses for ASML to fix certain lithography ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-pushes-asml-to-deny-maintenance-in-china/
US media mention Asian-named scientists less often: When one Chinese national recently petitioned the US Citizenship and Immigration Services to become a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-media-mention-asian-named-scientists-less-often/
Xi-Biden call: rediscovery of the art of diplomacy: US President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping talked on the phone April 2 for the first time ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/xi-biden-call-rediscovery-of-the-art-of-diplomacy/
TSMC is chasing a trillion-transistor AI bonanza: TSMC has announced that its semiconductor manufacturing operations are rapidly recovering from the disruption ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/tsmc-is-chasing-a-trillion-transistor-ai-bonanza/
Politics of technology between China and the West: China’s domestic imbalances and overcapacity, due to state subsidies, have for the first time taken center ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/politics-of-technology-between-china-and-the-west/
Why Yellen’s reflation pleas fall flat in Beijing: The People’s Bank of China is giving a whole new meaning to “monetary science.” Asia’s biggest economy's ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/why-yellens-reflation-pleas-fall-flat-in-beijing/
Belt & Road: Chinese techno-nationalism in Maldives: The Maldives’ recent turn toward China and away from India has boosted Beijing’s long-term push for regional ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/belt-road-chinese-techno-nationalism-in-maldives/
Per Ukraine, Taiwan boosts maritime drone production: Taking a page from Ukraine’s naval warfare playbook, Taiwan aims to ramp up the production of unmanned ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/per-ukraine-taiwan-boosts-maritime-drone-production/
Hidden inflation tanks Biden re-election campaign: Inflation that peaked at 18% and remains above 8% explains disastrous polling results for President Biden – ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/hidden-inflation-tanks-biden-re-election-campaign/
Biden Gaza policy helps China, hurts US interests: A March 25 Security Council cease-fire resolution highlighted once again the vast gap between the US and China ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/biden-gaza-policy-helps-china-hurts-us-interests/
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