Russia allowed US inspectors to examine Russia’s Avangard hypersonic nuclear missile The Kremlin claimed to be capable of penetrating the US military defence, Associated Press reported Wednesday (November 27). The inspectors arrived in Russia for a two-day visit to examine...
Negotiations between Washington and Beijing send the US stock market soaring one day and falling the next. On Nov. 15, the Dow Jones Industrial Average peaked at 28,000, it’s highest point ever, amid positive news on the on-going discussions. This...
China enjoys friendly relations with many Islamic countries, but fails to think twice before persecuting its Muslim populace on the plea of indoctrination. Yet, China is the best friend of Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and the Muslim World. According to the...
On Nov. 6, the Chang’an Cargo Train has stopped at the Turkish capital, Ankara. After an official welcoming ceremony continued to Istanbul to pass under the Bosporus, using the Marmaray tunnel and became the first direct cargo train travelling from...
China, alongside 14 other Asian nations, agreed on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). The ten-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered Monday for the beginning of its summit in Bangkok, but prior to that, it held an RCEP...
What started as a protest in June 2019 against an extradition bill that would have undermined Hong Kong’s autonomy has now snowballed into a movement for greater freedom and political reforms, thus challenging the legitimacy of the government. Despite repeated...
Almost five years after the industry development plan was announced, growth in GDP and development are needed both for China, and investors into this country. Will “Made in China 2025” will be able to create this boost? The capabilities of...
Hong Kong is officially in a recession, according to third-quarter results released Thursday. It contracted 3.2 per cent from July to September, a stark contrast to the 0.5-per cent downturn in the previous three-month period. On a larger scale, the...
Two men gaze out over the Bay of Bengal. They might’ve been chums on a coastal stroll, but Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi aren’t old friends. Locked in a ceaseless jostle for regional supremacy, the planet’s most populous nations have,...
China’s consistent GDP growth has been a miracle, which has remained well above the 6% mark during the last three decades. But steady declines in 2019 seem to suggest that that miracle is slowly but surely disappearing. The fears have...