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Indonesia inaugurates SE Asia's first high-speed train service
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/10/2023
» JAKARTA - Southeast Asia’s first high-speed railway opened for regular services in Indonesia on Monday after years of delay and cost overruns.
Blinken blasts China and Myanmar, seeks to rally US allies in Asia
Bloomberg News, Published on 14/12/2021
» Secretary of State Antony Blinken criticised China’s “aggressive actions” in Asia while laying out plans to more closely integrate US allies and security partners in Asia.
China tests new Myanmar trade route in boost to ties
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/09/2021
» China held a test run of a new overland trade route with Myanmar last month, in a show of support for its neighbour that has been hit with Western sanctions after a coup this year, the South China Morning Post reported.
Duterte retained US military deal as ‘concession’ for vaccines
Bloomberg News, Published on 03/08/2021
» Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said US vaccine donations convinced him to keep a military deal between the two long-time allies that forms a key part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to counter Chinese influence in the region.
Duterte’s pivot to China yet to deliver promised billions
Bloomberg News, Published on 05/07/2021
» Near the centre of Manila, construction workers are now rushing to complete a $69-million China-funded bridge by the end of this year after repeatedly missing deadlines.
Australian exporters say normal business with China ‘impossible’
Bloomberg News, Published on 04/06/2021
» CANBERRA: Deteriorating relations, including trade-related friction, have made normal operations for Australian exporters in China “impossible,” according to a report from a leading network of business interests.
China to discuss changing constitution for first time since 2004
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/12/2017
» HONG KONG: China’s top policy makers plan to discuss next month a proposal to amend the national constitution for the first time since 2004, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Growth-blessed SE Asia has more to cheer about in 2018
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/12/2017
» Southeast Asian nations are riding a global trade boom that’s set to underpin solid economic growth next year, supporting the region as it embarks on monetary policy tightening and braces for a spate of elections.
China's Communist Party elevates Xi to Mao-like status
Bloomberg News, Published on 24/10/2017
» BEIJING: China’s ruling Communist Party approved a revised charter that enshrined President Xi Jinping’s name under its guiding principles, elevating him to a status that eluded his two immediate predecessors.
Xi imagines China in 2050: highlights from 3-hour speech
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/10/2017
» BEIJING: President Xi Jinping laid out a sweeping vision to transform China by 2050 at a twice-a-decade party gathering on Wednesday in Beijing.