Monthly Archives: November 2023

Vietnamese, Dutch PMs attend high tech business, green economy forums

Article: https://e.vnexpress.net/news/industries/vietnamese-dutch-pms-attend-high-tech-business-green-economy-forums-4672347.html On November 2nd, 2023 the Prime Minister of Vietnam (Pham Minh Chinh) and the Prime Minister of the Netherlands (Mark Rutte) both attended the High Tech Business Forum and the Green Economy Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam. There, both Prime Ministers praised one another and expressed how productive they think their continuous partnership will be. Vietnam and the Netherlands… Read more »

Urges to Advance Green Investment Expressed at International Economic Forum in China

Link to article: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202311/06/WS6547c7f2a31090682a5ec837.html On Sunday, China’s sixth International Import Expo was held. In this expo was the sixth International Economic Forum, where climate change and countries’ green transitions were discussed. These discussions were held to help drive our world to transition energy to green and renewable sources. The specific topics at hand were the investments, trade, and cooperation that… Read more »

Head of China’s state-backed Catholic church will visit Hong Kong as ties with Vatican are strained

Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/hong-kong-beijing-bishop-visit-vatican-9ac8c310b2da5e17ad1b150e4ecd3557 Stephen Chow, the recently appointed Roman Catholic cardinal, invited Joseph Li, the leader of China’s version of the Catholic church, to Hong Kong during Chow’s visit to Beijing in April. Joseph Li is the archbishop of Beijing and has been invited to Hong Kong to strengthen the relations between China and the Vatican which have recently… Read more »

Japan and the Philippines bolster alliance amid recent maritime tensions

Japan’s prime minister met with Filipino officials upon a Philippine naval patrol ship off the coast of Manilla on Saturday November 4th. This meeting was to show the world Japan’s and Philippine’s resolve to fight back against China’s ever so present assertiveness in the heavily disputed area of the South China sea. This meeting between Japan and the Philippines shows… Read more »

China pledge to expand their imports from foreign countries at Chinese expo

In Shanghai, China, November 5th, 2006, China pledged during their annual trade fair that they would be looking to expand their market access as well as their imports from foreign nations. Li Qiang, the leading voice for the International import expo fair China hosts every year, told people at his opening ceremony that China was looking to open up its… Read more »

North Korea believed to have exported over 1 million shells to Russia

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/01/asia/north-korea-one-million-shells-russia-ukraine-war/index.html North Korea has been very active in their support for Russia in the war against Ukraine. North Korea has recently sent 1 million shells to Russia to aid their military forces against Ukraine. It is reported that North Korea has been maximizing their factories production in order to produce the most military equipment possible. North Korea is planning to… Read more »

After seven years of strain, an Australian leader is returning to China

https://www.cnn.com/2023/11/04/china/australia-china-albanese-xi-jinping-trade-intl-hnk/index.html China and Australia have had a rocky relationship over the past couple years. However, Australia is taking steps in an attempt to mend that relationship. The Prime Minister is going to Beinjing to meet with Chinese leaders and discuss how to get rid of the economic tension between the two countries. Lately, the two countries have been able to… Read more »