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Disruptive tech to impact negotiations
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/01/2018
» With the arrival of disruptive technology, negotiators say trade talks will no longer centre on only tariff and non-tariff measures, social issues, labour, human rights and geopolitics, but also strategic partnerships in the services sector, intellectual property, value-added goods, technology transfers and human resource development.
China's Hong Kong dilemma
Asia focus, Minxin Pei, Published on 03/07/2017
» Amid the celebrations of the 20th anniversary of the return of Hong Kong to Chinese rule on July 1, Beijing has been declaring that, contrary to dire predictions, the former British colony has thrived, and that the "one country, two systems" model designed by Deng Xiaoping, China's late paramount leader, has been a resounding success.
Halloween all the rage in Japan
Kyodo News, Published on 31/10/2016
» Enthusiasm among young Japanese for Halloween continues to grow year by year, not only as a day to enjoy "cosplay" but as a time to spend on goodies like nobody's business.