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A 'nudge' from Japan
Asia focus, Published on 16/10/2017
» Back in 2009, behavioural economist Richard Thaler found a kindred spirit in a small museum nestled in the heart of Tokyo. This year's Nobel Prize winner in economics was struck by the simple words of the calligrapher and poet Mitsuo Aida, written with brash, broad strokes in black ink.
G7 to agree tools to counter Chinese economic 'coercion'
AFP, Published on 20/05/2023
» The Group of Seven (G7) will agree Saturday on a "common set of tools" to combat economic "coercion" and limit the risk that high-tech exports to China undermine national security, a top United States official said.
US blacklists more Chinese tech firms
Business, Published on 17/12/2022
» The Biden administration on Thursday added Chinese memory chipmaker Yangtze Memory Technologies Co Ltd (YMTC) and 21 "major" Chinese players in the artificial intelligence chip sector to a trade blacklist, broadening its crackdown on China's chip industry.
U.S., Europe Need Grand Bargain on Chips and EVs to Counter China
Business, Published on 09/12/2022
» The U.S. and its allies agree they need to reduce their dependence on China. They also agree none can do so alone: No country is big enough to sustain an entire supply chain.
EU faces scrap over control of tool to counter China coercion
Published on 25/11/2022
» BRUSSELS: The European Union (EU) is quickly advancing with a powerful new trade weapon designed to curb economic bullying by China and other actors, but Brussels is girding itself for a scrap over who decides when to use it.
Chinese Tech Giants Quietly Retreat From Doing Business With Russia
Business, Published on 09/05/2022
» Chinese tech companies are quietly pulling back from doing business in Russia under pressure from U.S. sanctions and suppliers, despite calls by Beijing for companies to resist overseas coercion.
Equities steady after a week of inflation-fed worries
Business, Published on 14/05/2022
» Recap: Global stocks regained some ground on Friday after a turbulent week triggered by concerns over surging inflation, aggressive rate hikes and slowing economies.
Can Yoon heal South Korea?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/03/2022
» In the run-up to the South Korean presidential election on March 9, most observers were focusing mainly on regional implications the poll might have and the regional agendas that the new leader of Asia's fourth-largest economy would pursue.
Blind spot in Indo-Pacific vision
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/02/2022
» While many people are keeping their eyes on how the Russia-Ukraine standoff could play out, America is making news in Asia as well with the launch of a new Indo-Pacific strategy.
More large US companies touting Covid-19 vaccine mandates
AFP, Published on 01/10/2021
» NEW YORK: United Airlines and Tyson Foods provided fresh evidence Thursday supporting coronavirus vaccine mandates, while AT&T expanded its jab requirement to unionized workers.