SYDNEY/BANGKOK: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Tuesday (Feb 5) he was “disturbed” to see Bahraini refugee footballer Hakeem Al Araibi in shackles in Thailand and had told its prime minister this was a serious issue for Australians. Pressure is mounting on Bangkok to free Araibi, who was arrested in Thailand in November on behalf of the Bahraini government, with Canberra… Read more »
A UN trade official has warned a US plan to raise tariffs on Chinese goods next month would have “massive” implications for the global economy. The US plans to increase tariffs on Chinese goods if the two sides fail to make progress on a trade deal by 1 March. The comments followed a report by a UN trade agency on… Read more »
Malaysia has faster and more consistently available mobile networks than Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia, a report by mobile quality measurement company Tutela has said. According to the report, Malaysia had the fastest average download speeds including both 3G and 4G, at 11.1Mbps, with its score dragged down by U Mobile’s 4.3Mbps average in comparison to Celcom’s 14.8Mbps, Maxis’ 13.3Mbps, and… Read more »
NEW YORK — East Asian supply chains will sustain the most damage from the U.S.-China trade war, while the European Union stands to grab the largest chunk of commerce hit by tariffs, a United Nations trade agency said on Monday. “The results indicate that while both the North American and East Asian value chains will be negatively affected, East Asian… Read more »
China is selling an aircraft carrier to Pakistan. They are doing this to strengthen the Pakistani Navy and allow Pakistan to compete with India. In the past few months, China has also sold nuclear weapon technology and missiles to Pakistan. China sees Pakistan as a country that they could ally with in order to extend their global reach into the… Read more »
After the 2011 meltdown at Tokyo Electric Company’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the Japanese government established exports of nuclear power technology as one of the key pillars of its growth strategy. But that strategy appears to be at an impasse. A series of projects to build nuclear power plants abroad has stalled. For instance, Hitachi has decided to freeze… Read more »
China, as part of its recent military and foreign policies, has planned to upgrade on a large scale its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, to sell it to Pakistan, its ally, in order to compete with India. This selling is to increase Pakistani Navy’s strength, facing India equally and making of Pak a better ally for China. An aircraft carrier fleet… Read more »
RELATED STORY: Hundreds evacuated as Townsville braces for more rainRELATED STORY: How Townsville’s flood crisis unfolded in pictures Two bodies have been found in floodwaters in the Townsville suburb of Aitkenvale this afternoon. Key points: The Townsville Mayor warns the flood threat isn’t over with more rain forecast into next week Bluewater records rainfall of 1.8 metres in seven days The SES… Read more »
The Chinese embassy in Oslo hit back at Norwegian intelligence on Monday after the agency made “ridiculous” accusations that Beijing spied on its Scandinavian host.INKSTONE: CHINA NEWS BRIEFINGGet updates direct to your inboxE-mail *By registering you agree to our T&Cs & Privacy Policy “It’s ridiculous for the intelligence service of a country to make a security assessment and attack China with a hypothesis,” the… Read more »