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Apec leaders seek unity after US, China spat
AFP, Published on 18/11/2018
» PORT MORESBY: Leaders from 21 Asia-Pacific nations sought common ground Sunday after an unusually sharp exchange of words between the group's two most powerful members, the United States and China.
Philippines sees decade of 7% growth from infrastructure drive
Published on 10/10/2018
» NUSA DUA, Indonesia: The Philippines expects economic growth to recover to 7-8% target next year despite global uncertainties, as it pushes ahead with massive infrastructure spending plans, the country's budget secretary said on Wednesday.
Spitting image
News, Published on 04/08/2018
» Re: "Taking Cambodia's bogus election to task", (Opinion, Aug 3).
The great rail dilemma
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 22/07/2018
» Being erected along green fields in the outback of Vientiane, where Lao farmers still busily grow rice, are a great number of meticulously situated colossal concrete columns waiting to support a high-speed railway which will connect China with Laos and change this agrarian society into a prosperous economy. Or so they say.
China eyes eastern Europe investment as US trade war sizzles
AFP, Published on 07/07/2018
» SOFIA - As a trade war rages between China and the US, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang is meeting leaders from central and eastern Europe in Bulgaria on Saturday to discuss investment opportunities.
Malaysia rethinks on China projects
News, Published on 18/06/2018
» Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative.
Malaysia power shift hits China infrastructure drive
AFP, Published on 17/06/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia was once a loyal partner in China's globe-spanning infrastructure drive but a new government is now pledging to review Beijing-backed projects, threatening key links in the much-vaunted initiative.
With Cambodia's free press under fire, 'China model' makes inroads
AFP, Published on 03/06/2018
» PHNOM PENH: As Cambodia's once-robust press freedom comes under attack, Chinese-linked outlets have found new footing ahead of July elections, pushing the country's media toward an authoritarian model -- and bolstering strongman Hun Sen's tight grip on power.
Muslim minority faces modern Orwellian nightmare
News, Peter Apps, Published on 17/05/2018
» In China's northwest Xinjiang province, the predominantly Muslim Uighur minority have nowhere to hide. Facial recognition software reportedly alerts authorities if targeted individuals stray more than 300 metres from their homes and workplaces. Residents face arrest if they fail to download smartphone software that allows them to be tracked, according to social media users. Simply wishing to travel outside China can be cause for arrest, with Beijing detaining family members and using its political clout to force extradition of those abroad.
India's Modi visits Nepal in bid to counter China influence
AFP, Published on 12/05/2018
» KATHMANDU - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the construction of a mega hydropower plant during a visit to Nepal Friday, part of his government's move to counter Chinese influence in its backyard.