India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi will attend the Combined Commanders’ Conference in Karwar in March 2023. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Anil Chauhan will also be present. It is expected that the Indian military leadership will take decisive steps… Read More ›

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Cadence Column: Asia, January 24, 2022
China has been busy online. Western allies warn about increasing cyber attacks from China; it’s become the common thing to expect and discuss. Cyber attacks aren’t China’s only online hobby. Social media “influencers” are reportedly set to spread the good… Read More ›
As distrust of China grows, Europe may inch closer to Taiwan
European nations had long kept Taiwan at arm’s length, wary of provoking Beijing, which opposes contact with the island it claims as its territory. But an unusual flurry of diplomatic activity suggests a subtle shift may be underway in Europe,… Read More ›
China’s borders will likely remain shut for months, but some may be wary of visiting even after they reopen
Last week, the Biden administration warned American companies about the risk of doing business in Hong Kong, citing Beijing’s increasing crackdown on the city. “The bottom line is that businesses should be aware that the risks faced in mainland China… Read More ›
Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 29, 2021
Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Simmons won’t play for Australia at Olympics – Philadelphia 76ers point guard Ben Simmons won’t play for Australia at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, Australia…
Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 25, 2021
Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Australian government slammed for ‘shameful’ exclusion of Afghan contractors from protection visa program – The federal government is being criticised for refusing refugee visas…
Australia: Overnight News Headlines – June 15, 2021
Originally posted on Craig Hill Consultancy Services:
Australian News Overnight news headlines you may have missed Australia news LIVE: Biloela family awaits release from Christmas Island, active COVID-19 cases decline in Victoria – Australia news LIVE: Biloela family awaits release…
Asia in the News: April 28, 2021
Daily news headlines about Asia from around the world (past 24 hours) Asia-Pacific stocks mixed as investors digest economic data from Australia, Japan Shares in Asia-Pacific were mixed in Wednesday morning trade after a slew of economic data.CNBC21 minutes ago… Read More ›
The Rule of Law in times of crisis in Europe – Needed more than ever
The Panellist Carlos López-Veraza made a general analysis of the impact of Covid (C-19) on both the rule of law and fundamental rights in Europe. In the last year, he has worked until September as a prosecutor in Spain and… Read More ›
China in the News: February 26, 2021
Daily news headlines about China from around the world Dutch parliament: China’s treatment of Uighurs is genocide The Dutch parliament on Thursday passed a non-binding motion saying the treatment of the Uighur Muslim minority in China amounts to genocide, the… Read More ›
BlackRock’s China challenge a red flag for Biden
Janet Yellen, the soon-to-be US Treasury secretary, wasted no time telegraphing Joe Biden’s plans to be tough on China. Events at BlackRock Inc, though, demonstrate how much of an uphill slog the new president faces. As Donald Trump exited the… Read More ›
China News Headlines: November 23, 2020
‘A pivotal moment’: Democracies urged to band together to resist China China president proposes global QR code health system to boost travel amid pandemic China planning new policies to take on ageing population: state media China reports 11 new COVID-19… Read More ›
Chinese migrants who survived Mao’s Great Leap Forward can help us learn sustainability
According to the Australian Government’s ABC television and radio network, Chinese migrants who survived a brutal famine caused by Chairman Mao’s Great Leap Forward can teach us how to survive in the coming age of sustainability. Planting seeds of change… Read More ›
China’s days as world’s factory are over, IPhone maker says
A key supplier to Apple Inc. and a dozen other tech giants plans to split its supply chain between the Chinese market and the U.S., declaring that China’s time as factory to the world is finished because of the trade… Read More ›
Is China’s factory farming to blame for coronavirus?
Scientists are tracing the path of Sars-CoV-2 from a wild animal host – but we need to look at the part played in the outbreak by industrial food production. Where did the virus causing the current pandemic come from? How… Read More ›
An overview of China’s economy and how coronavirus affected it
China has been the highest contributor to global economic growth for more than a decade. The capitalist market reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping in 1978 paved the way for its impressive growth journey. China has set one of the best… Read More ›
Taiwan’s president elected to 2nd term as voters back tough stance against China
Tsai Ing-wen was reelected as Taiwan’s president by a landslide Saturday in a victory that signalled strong support for her tough stance against China among voters determined to defend their democratic way of life. Tsai, from the Democratic Progressive Party,… Read More ›
Pilot shortages could ground China’s plans to develop combat-ready aircraft carrier fleet
A shortage of naval pilots is holding back Beijing’s ambitions to develop a truly combat-ready fleet, military analysts have said. China officially commissioned its second aircraft carrier the Shandong last week, which means it will need at least 70 pilots,… Read More ›
US says China will be bound by maritime arbitration ruling in South China Sea
A senior U.S. official says that an upcoming ruling on a case brought by the Philippines to arbitrate territorial claims in the South China Sea will also be binding on China despite its boycott of the proceedings. China contends it… Read More ›
CIA pulls staff from China after US government hack
The CIA has withdrawn staff from the US embassy in Beijing, fearing data stolen from government computers could expose its agents, the Washington Post reports. In April, data about some 21 million federal employees was stolen in a massive attack… Read More ›
Why India should reject China’s obsession with bigger, denser megacities
The world is in awe of China’s relentless capacity to produce gargantuan cities, each outdoing the most recent superlative that describes its predecessor. If Shenzhen and Shanghai are megacities, and the Pearl-River Delta a sprawling urban agglomeration, then what should… Read More ›
As old China slows, new China remains closed to foreign firms: ‘The worst time for multinationals’
As China’s old economy slumps, service industries from banking to telecommunications are poised to take up the slack. The catch for American and other foreign firms: They’re locked out of these new growth drivers. Overseas banks and life insurers have… Read More ›
India to beat China again as fastest-growing economy in 2016 says IMF
India will be the world’s fastest growing economy for the second consecutive year in 2016 at 7.5 per cent, IMF today said, even as it lowered its current year global economy growth forecast to 3.3 per cent. In its World… Read More ›
US military plans new tactics to deter China in South China Sea
The US is developing new military tactics to deter China’s slow but steady territorial advances in the South China Sea, including more aggressive use of surveillance aircraft and naval operations near contested areas. The rethink comes in the wake of… Read More ›
China: Can 20 plus years of prosperity after suppression at Tiananmen justify the massacre?
On every anniversary of the Tiananmen Protests, one of the most infamous events in Chinese history, a government spokesman is asked by reporters about the Tiananmen Massacre, despite that they clearly know the forever repeated answer. No exception this year…. Read More ›
New Australian defence white paper fails to recognise China as any threat whatsoever
Asia is a potentially turbulent region, yet Australia has no sensible defence strategy. For more than 40 years Australia has been able to assume that it is a secure country in a peaceful region. That has kept its defence needs… Read More ›
Chinese state secrets revealed: Details of leaders’ families
China’s top two leaders have revealed photographs and details of their families, breaking a long-held taboo where such information is considered a state secret. In a surprise move, clearly for boosting their public support, the official Xinhua news agency released… Read More ›
Basic English Language Education In China: An Overview by Hu Guangwei
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