Belt and Road

HEADLINE-GRABBING deals in which Chinese firms promise to build impressive infrastructure in some neglected corner of the world have a habit of unravellingbut usually not so quickly. Last month a local official in the Solomon Islands signed an agreement with …

US-based lawyers saying Hong Kong is finished do not understand the differences between business infrastructure and social issues. Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  Hong Kong has attracted plenty of negative publicity this year, mainly due to the disconnect …

Under fire former DAP leader Hew Kuan Yau (above) has resigned as chief executive officer for the Malaysia China Business Council (MCBC) He said this is to ensure the "smooth operation" of the council. The announcement comes after continuing brickbats again…

Washingtons Blog: October 31st Is Our Last Day. :-( Robotic ‘Mayflower’ to cross the Atlantic on 400th anniversary of Pilgrims’ journey NBC (furzy). Help me. The original got off to a late start and landed in Plymouth Bay as opposed to Virginia just before t…

Gardens in Singapore Duy Nguyen/Unsplash With concerns increasing about US leadership on climate, immigration, and trade, and about Europe, slowed by its own economic and social pressures, my recent Asian travels fortified my sense that 21st century leaders…

YIWU, China--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The 25th China Yiwu International Commodities (Standards) Fair kicked off on October 21-25, 2019 in the eastern city of Yiwu, the small commodities paradise in China. This year, the Fair features 1 Standards Innovation area, 1 Qu…

PETALING JAYA: The official Facebook account of former DAP member Hew Kuan Yau, better known as "Superman Hew", has been deactivated. It is believed that the closing of the account was due to the overwhelming flak that Hew received over the fiasco of a comic…

In June, the Indian government quietly withdrew the candidate it had nominated for the post of Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization. As NITI Aayog member Ramesh Chand was facing certain defeat by Chinas Qu Dongyu, New Delhi seemed keen to…

Traditionally, a strong rising power has challenged a weakening incumbent, making the outcome preordained. But the outcome of the current struggle between China and the United States is far from inevitable, because the powers of both the aspirant and the incu…

Xi'an International Inland Port Multimodal Transportation Company has unveiled China's plan to launch a freight service from Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, to Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, by the end of this year under the much-toute…