China Cancels High-Level Security Talks With the U.S.
Summary A significant annual security meeting with U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has been canceled by China. Several point to the increasingly cold …
India Signs S-400 Deal with Russia Sidestepping US Opposition
Summary India and Russia signed a $5 billion deal that will see New Delhi buy an S-400 air defense system from Moscow. The deal was …
The Global Competitiveness Report 2018
Summary The World Economic Forum published a report on the competitiveness of 140 economies worldwide on October 16, which assesses the factors that would influence …
U.S. Credit Card Giants Flout India’s New Law on Personal Data
Summary At midnight on Tuesday, nearly every American payments company offering services in India was breaking the law every time Indians used their banking cards. …
Melania Trump’s sunny message in Africa at odds with US policy
Summary On her first solo trip abroad as first lady, Melania Trump wants to promote her “Be Best” campaign and highlight women’s and children’s health …
Remarks by Vice President Pence on the Administration’s Policy Toward China
Summary On October 4, 2018, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence gave a harshly worded speech accusing China of interfering elections by swaying American public opinion …
China has US$6 trillion in hidden debts with ‘titanic’ credit risks, S&P says
Summary: China’s local governments may have accumulated 40 trillion yuan (US$6 trillion) worth of “hidden debts” that are not reflected in official figures, S&P Global …
North, South Korea begin demilitarizing ‘scariest place on earth’
Summary North and South Korea have removed all weapons and ammunition from the Joint Security Area (JSA), which is also known as the Panmunjom truce …
Erdogan points finger at Saudi ‘puppet masters’ in Khashoggi case
Summary On November 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the “highest levels” of the …
4 million vote in Afghanistan despite violence and technical glitches
Summary More than 4 million people cast their ballots in Afghanistan’s parliamentary election amid spates of violence and logistical issues, in the first parliamentary …