Temperatures in Australia have reached an all time high in November, prompting the Australian Government to issue a total fire ban. In Sydney, Temperatures passed 104 degrees Fahrenheit and in more southern locations temperatures have reached 113 degrees Fahrenheit. The Bureau of meteorology have predicted a heat wave in these parts of Australia for the next 5 or 6 days…. Read more »
A North Korean Hacking groups named ” Zinc” and ” Cerium” have been accused of attempting to hack into several different pharmaceutical companies with the goal of stealing information on how to develop Covid-19 vaccine. They target countries like Canada, France, South Korea, and the U.S. The Russian hacking group “fancy bear” attempted to log in using brute force. Essentially,… Read more »
Throughout the Pandemic, Japan has been fairly successful in thier fight against the Corona Virus. This success, is greatly due to the strategy that Japan has taken on. It is called “cluster busting” or those outside of Japan simply call it the Japanese model. The ” busting” method aims to stop the spread of the virus through a seemingly simple… Read more »
Link to article: https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006910856 The Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihide Suga said that Japan would not sign the U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons. The treaty is supposed to take effect sometime in January. Although they will not sign the treaty, Japan did say that they would continue to pursue a more realistic approach to reduce nuclear weapons. “We have no… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3109208/hong-kong-deputy-leader-condemns-united-states-barbaric The Trump administration imposed a new round of sanctions against the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese officials. This was a move by the Trump administration to apply further pressure on Beijing over the national security law it imposed on Hong Kong in June. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Wang Wenbin slammed the US for what he called blatant… Read more »
Link: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20201109_28/ South Korea’s intelligence chief is currently visiting Japan, to discuss bilateral relations with Japanese government officials. Park Jie-won met with Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party on Sunday, whom he has had a good relationship with for a long time. Two expected points of discussion are court rulings on compensation for wartime labor, and ongoing issues with… Read more »
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-11/09/c_139503465.htm China’s state council recently published the basis of their new plan for foreign trade development. Some of its policies include finding new methods to inspect the international market, improving the blueprint of foreign trade, and intensifying the competitive drive of all foreign trade firms. The proposal has divided China into areas of needed improvement, in the Eastern region… Read more »
Link: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/asiapacific/2020-10/30/c_139479157.htm Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has recently announced Uzbekistan’s support for the new passage connecting Western China and Western Europe for international transports. With the new proposal, Kazakhstan is expected to be the link between China and Western Europe, this extension is an important part of the Silk Road and the overland portion of the belt road initiative. Shavkat… Read more »
Link to Article- https://www.reuters.com/article/us-australia-china-trade/australia-says-china-trade-disruptions-deeply-troubling-idUSKBN27M08G Relations between China and Australia had already been deteriorating, but to add to the troubles, Australia now reports that China has informed their buyers not to purchase some Australian goods. Although Chinese officials deny that they are blocking any Australian imports, this reporting differs. A source in China claims that the Chinese are “suggesting” not to… Read more »
Link to Article- https://www.bbc.com/news/business-54819898 Indonesia has had one of the biggest economies in Southeast Asia for many years now, but with the emergence of COVID-19, their growth has been on the decline and they are now in the midst of a recession. The country has not dealt with a major recession since the Asian financial crisis in 1998. Due to… Read more »
