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Keep pressure on N Korea
News, Editorial, Published on 08/08/2018
» The harsh words and wavering debate about North Korea that emerged from the Asean Regional Forum (ARF) are disconcerting. The foreign ministers of the US and Japan urged members of the Forum it is vital to keep tight sanctions on Pyongyang until there is clear progress towards what now is generally called denuclearisation. One voice, North Korea's Ri Yong-ho, demanded relief from sanctions. But the forum quite properly decided his argument that Pyongyang deserves relief for showing good faith was unconvincing and invalid.
Thai 'Game of Thrones' only just beginning
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 08/08/2018
» To a certain extent, the future Thai political landscape has become clearer judging from the activities of various political camps last week.
How to succeed in the age of AI
News, Published on 08/08/2018
» Recent waves of technological innovation will have a deep impact on the labour market due to their rapidly expanding ability to perform human tasks and the declining cost of implementing them. Some of the most disruptive advances occur in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where machines learn to perform tasks in a similar way to humans.
China could yet win trade war with Trump's America
News, Published on 08/08/2018
» If you want to know why Donald Trump shouldn't expect to win a trade war against China, look no further than Alibaba, the country's giant e-commerce version of Amazon. Last month, I had two in-depth conversations with Ming Zeng, the e-commerce giant's head of strategic planning and among the smartest minds in business and finance in China. Mr Ming made it clear that China has little real need for America any more -- not US products, but especially not US ideas. When thwarted, China has shown it can think up its own.