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Analysis Post by Abby Parkinson

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In my article about China and Vietnam it describes the strengthening relationship between the two countries. High ranking officials from both countries have travelled to either China or Vietnam to discuss differences in the areas of sea, land, and the economy. Both countries agreed to create solutions to these problems so that they can combine forces and become a stronger… Read more »

Japan’s Abe confirms consumption tax hike to go ahead as planned next year

TOKYO, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe confirmed Monday the government will raise the consumption tax to 10 percent from the current 8 percent, telling his cabinet ministers to take necessary steps to mitigate the impact. The new tax hike will come into effect on Oct. 1, 2019, Abe said at an extraordinary cabinet meeting. According to… Read more »

China, Pakistan vow to build closer ties, jointly construct CPEC

ISLAMABAD, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) — China and Pakistan agreed on Monday to build closer ties and facilitate the construction of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The pledges were made during Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan’s meeting with Song Tao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. Khan said the new Pakistani government sees… Read more »

Analysis Post by Abby Parkinson

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Last month a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and tsunami hit indonesia which killed over 1,000 people. This is devastating for the families living in Indonesia who have lost their homes and loved ones. It is not anything more than bad luck because it was a natural disaster that could not have been avoided. In my other article I found it talks… Read more »

China’s Red Cross, enterprises assist emergency relief work in Indonesia’s quake, tsunami-affected areas

JAKARTA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) — The Red Cross Society of China and Chinese enterprises have been actively taking part in emergency relief work in the quake, tsunami-affected areas in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province. Multiple powerful quakes which were followed by a tsunami struck Central sulawesi province on Friday, killing 1,249 people so far and displacing more than 60,000 others. The… Read more »

Singapore to form global commodity e-Trading platform to facilitate cross-border trade

SINGAPORE, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — Several Singaporean companies and one Chinese company on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to integrate and provide logistics services for the Commodities Intelligence Centre (CIC), the first physical commodity B2B e-trading platform based in Singapore.