As Russia projects its ‘great-power ambitions’ into India’s backyard, will it ‘irritate’ US, China?

Two anti-submarine ships, the Admiral Tributs and Admiral Panteleyev of the Russian Pacific Fleet, took part in the exercise alongside a frigate and a corvette from Myanmar’s navy. Days after the exercise, the same Russian warships docked at Bangladesh’s Chittagong Port in the Bay of Bengal, marking a “huge milestone for Russia-Bangladesh relations”, according to … Read more

Asian family offices bet big on risk — but that could be changing

Singapore city skyline on September 18, 2016. Rustam Azmi | Getty Images News | Getty Images Asia’s family offices used to have a far bigger appetite for risks compared to their global counterparts — but that could be changing, according to a recent survey. A Citi Private Bank global survey in the third quarter of … Read more

Chinese Premier Li Qiang picked to head finance commission as Xi Jinping delegates duties

Li’s role was confirmed on Monday, when he was mentioned as the chair of a meeting of the new commission in a report by state news agency Xinhua. The late Li Keqiang never headed any top Communist Party groups in his decade as China’s premier. Photo: dpa The CFC was set up in March to … Read more

China hits back at economic war of words as ‘some people with ulterior motives’ fabricate threats

China’s national security apparatus vowed on Friday to fight back against a narrative war over its economic condition, elevating the issue about how to describe the status quo and outlook of the Chinese economy to the level of economic security. The statement from the Ministry of State Security came three days after the tone-setting central … Read more

Japan bullet train operator JR Central turns to on-board tech to ramp up safety checks

Japan’s shinkansen bullet trains are renowned for their safety, but Central Japan Railway is looking to improve that record by making more frequent checks at a lower cost through special inspection equipment it has installed on in-service trains. While the most famous name in Japanese bullet train safety is “Dr Yellow” – a yellow high-speed … Read more

How the escalating U.S.-China tech war could hurt American companies

Smartphones. Cars. Toasters. Fighter jets. While vastly different on the outside, all four items share something similar on the inside: semiconductors. “There’s no tech industry without semiconductors,” said Stacy Rasgon, senior semiconductor analyst at Bernstein Research. Semiconductors represent a $574 trillion industry globally and are on pace to cross the trillion-dollar mark by the end … Read more

Despite transatlantic ‘love fest’, EU charts third way in ties with US and China

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first videoconference with European Union foreign ministers last month was so good humoured that some diplomats in Europe described it as a “love fest”. But two senior envoys who attended said there was no direct response from the ministers gathered in Brussels when Blinken said: “We must push back … Read more

Chinese president stops over in Guangxi on Asean tech and ethnic unity mission

He urged them to help build a China-Asean community with a shared future, deepen and expand cooperation with Asean countries in commerce, labour, industry, science and technology and education. Xi, who is also China’s top military commander, met senior People’s Liberation Army officials stationed in Nanning on Friday morning. A day earlier, Xi visited the … Read more

Race organisers of deadly 2021 ultramarathon in northwestern China sentenced to jail

Ding Keya, chief administrator of the national park where the deaths took place, was also charged with taking bribes and sentenced to 4 years and 10 months in prison in addition to a fine. His deputy, Luo Wentao, received a sentence of 3 ½ years. The tragedy happened the morning of May 22, 2021, when … Read more

How Xi Jinping and China’s Communist Party’s inner circles are all connected – 2023 update

See which full members of the 20th Central Committee have connections with those at the very top. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Trusted Bulletin is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to … Read more