Link to Article: https://apnews.com/article/australia-china-anthony-albanese-li-qiang-meeting-767662bc7df6f263626e51b5d8e31933 Australia’s Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, and the Chinese Premier Li Qiang met in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for stabilizing talks. The goal of both sides was to improve the bilateral relationship between Australia and China. The discussion took place during the ASEAN summit and covered key issues, namely Australia’s 8.5 billion dollar critical minerals deal with the… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-finance-minister-calls-economic-strategies-that-fit-inflation-era-2025-10-14 Summary: Japan’s Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato called for a shift away from the “Abenomics” framework toward new economic strategies to combat Japan’s inflationary environment. Kato emphasized that the conditions that justified Abenomics have changed, and policies must adapt to this reality. His comments come shortly after the ruling of Sanae Takaichi as the new leader. Addressing recent currency fluctuations,… Read more »
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/4293 Summary: Taikaichi was elected leader of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party. Succeeding Prime Minister Shigeru, Taikachi is the first woman to lead the largest party in the Japanese Diet (legislative branch). Taikachi joined the LDP in ‘96 under the guidance of late PM Shinzo. During her time as Minister for Economic Security, she improved the security clearance system to better… Read more »
