https://www.nytimes.com/2017/10/23/business/china-pollution-economy.html?rref=collection%2Fsectioncollection%2Fasia&action=click&contentCollection=asia®ion=stream&module=stream_unit&version=latest&contentPlacement=6&pgtype=sectionfront For the past half-century, we have watched china achieve massive economic growth and development in its economy and population. This growth has caused multiple environmental and social setbacks including it’s air and water pollution. For the first time in this period of economic growth however, we are beginning to see Chinese authorities take action to combat these environmental problems…. Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/22/asia/japan-election-results/index.html A decision by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to call a snap election appears to have paid o. Abe’s ruling coalition has won a clear majority with more than two-thirds of Parliament’s 465 seats, with the Liberal Democratic Party holding a majority even without its coalition partner, the Komeito party, he told reporters Monday. “We were able to earn… Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/19/politics/north-korea-officials-mash-up/index.html CIA Director Mike Pompeo said the United States has to act as if North Korea is on the verge of being able to strike it with a missile and act accordingly — and that President Donald Trump is ready to do so. “From a US policy perspective, we ought to behave as if we are on the cusp of… Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/18/politics/tillerson-china-rebuke-speech/index.html Washington (CNN) — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson rebuked China on Wednesday for subverting the global order, undermining the sovereignty of its neighbors and for being an irresponsible international actor prone to predatory economic policies. “China, while rising alongside India, has done so less responsibly, at times undermining the international rules-based order,” the top US diplomat said in… Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/asia/un-ship-bans-north-korea/index.html The United Nations has slapped a global port ban on four ships for their dealings with North Korea, including one that was caught smuggling 30,000 North Korean-made rocketpropelled grenades in 2016. Hugh Griths, the coordinator for the UN Panel of Experts on North Korea, called the move “swift and decisive.” The port bans were enacted under UN Security… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41495792 The job market in India has become historically sluggish in the past year. This follows as the recently elected Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, promised that his party would create 10 million jobs if he was elected. Since his election, the unemployment rate has risen from 4.9% to 5% and India’s citizens are beginning to question their prime… Read more »
http://money.cnn.com/2017/10/04/news/economy/india-economy-modi-slowdown/index.html India’s economy, once hailed as a global bright spot, is down in the dumps. Growth in the South Asian nation fell during the first six months of 2017 from 7% to 5.7%, its slowest pace in three years, and analysts say the road to recovery is steep. “We’re on a downward spiral,” said Mohan Guruswamy, head of the Center… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35048251 “We have an opportunity in this country not to go down the American path.” TODAY’S MORTGAGE RATES 3.04% APR 15-YEAR FIXED Select Loan Amount $225,000 Calculate Your Mortgage Payment GETTY IMAGES Home News Sport Weather Shop Earth Travel 10/5/2017 Are Australia’s gun laws the solution for the US? – BBC News http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-35048251 2/10 Those were the words of former… Read more »
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-41510730 The government in the western state of Maharashtra has ordered a probe after suspected pesticide poisoning killed at least 50 farmers. Journalist Jaideep Hardikar reports from Yavatmal district, one of the worst affected areas. Pravin Soyam, 23, was in perfect health when he suddenly developed a chest pain, followed by vomiting and nausea. Then, he became completely disoriented. He… Read more »
http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/29/sport/north-korea-2018-winter-olympics-figure-skating/index.html (CNN) — On Friday afternoon, in the small Bavarian ski-town of Oberstdorf, figure skaters Ryom Tae-Ok and Kim Ju-sik became the first North Korean athletes to qualify for South Korea’s 2018 Winter Olympics — a development that could have diplomatic implications as well as sporting ones. The pair — who perform to the music of The Beatles and have… Read more »
