Belt and Road

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…

Abandoned by Great White Sharks, Cape Town Is Now Short of Whales, Too Bloomberg Extraordinary pictures of the most ancient trees on Earth Gizmodo (David L) Study: California’s big July quakes strain major fault Associated Press (David L) The US military i…

The Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning takes part in drills in the western Pacific, April 2018.(Stringer/Reuters) America and its allies must cooperate to counter the military-commercial threat.China is working to end U.S. military predominance in Asia, and l…

China is working to end U.S. military predominance in Asia, and likely beyond. This forces U.S. officials to rethink how military security relates to trade and investment. U.S. officials are urging friends around the world to join the reexamination. How to r…

Hew Kuan Yew, who authored the controversial comic book 'Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) for Win Winism', has criticised Education Minister Maszlee Malik for banning the book in schools. The Penang-based Asia Comics and Cultural Museum curator accused the min…

DRAGON AND tiger, or panda and elephant? As Xi Jinping, the Chinese president, and Narendra Modi, Indias prime minister, met for an informal summit on October 12th, the masala of metaphors in the Indian press was telling. Strongmen on their own political turf…

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - Malaysia needs to boost its naval capabilities to prepare for possible conflict in the South China Sea, its foreign minister said on Thursday, even as Southeast Asia’s third-largest economy pursues non-militarization of the disputed w…

TIANJIN: As Singapore and China work together on creating smart, sustainable cities, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat has called on Singapore companies to seize the opportunities that come with it. These could be in areas such as urban planning and desig…