ZURICH: Switzerland has summoned the Chinese ambassador to express concern about the human rights situation in the western region of Xinjiang, the foreign ministry in Bern said on Thursday (Sep 8). “Switzerland is convinced that the best way to safeguard its interests and the respect of fundamental rights is toContinue Reading
BEIJING: Rain, flash floods and mudslides threatened the search for dozens of people still missing on Thursday (Sep 8), days after a strong earthquake rocked mountainous southwest China, killing at least 82. The magnitude 6.6 quake hit about 43km southeast of the city of Kangding in Sichuan province at aContinue Reading
Russia has its back against the wall. Western analysts have missed this fact. Indeed, they have completely misinterpreted Russia’s “escalation ladder,” the technical term for the set of responses Russia sees at each stage of the Ukraine war. The “gas weapon” that Russia has just employed, a full supply cut, signals the Kremlin’s long-term intention of decoupling from […]
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The world faces unprecedented and difficult challenges, including US-China rivalry, the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change and supply chain disruptions. One consequence of these challenges is the possible division of the world economy into two or more political blocs, not unlike the situation that prevailed before the Second World War. To […]
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TOKYO: Japan’s prime minister said on Thursday (Sep 8) he accepted criticism that he had not sufficiently explained why he wants a state funeral for slain former premier Shinzo Abe, a decision that has dented his support that has slipped to its lowest ever. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s decision toContinue Reading
POLITICAL CRISIS Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s emphatic win in July’s upper house elections – days after Abe’s shooting – was supposed to tighten his grip on the LDP, still dominated by the ex-premier’s supporters. Instead, revelations over LDP links to the church and his decision to grant Abe, Japan’s longest-servingContinue Reading
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now enters its seventh month with no apparent end in sight. Yet the conflict was supposed to be a lightning war, President Vladimir Putin’s version of Desert Storm, short, sharp, and decisive. Thanks to the seemingly limitless support the United States and its NATO partners have rendered to Ukraine’s defenders, the […]
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Previous investors Insignia Ventures, Wavemaker Partners, others, participated in this round
Fund will be used to grow team, expand market share & product development Singapore-based procurement startup Eezee has raised US$7.5 million (RM33.7 million) in its Series A round led by Ayala Corporate Technology Innovation Venture Fund (Active Fund), a venture capital…Continue Reading
SEOUL: South Korea on Thursday (Sep 8) offered talks with North Korea to discuss a reunion of families separated by the 1950 to 1953 Korean War, in its first direct overture under President Yoon Suk-yeol despite strained cross-border ties. The surprise proposal came days before the thanksgiving holiday of Chuseok,Continue Reading
Climate forecasters issued a good orange warning, the 2nd highest, for achievable geological disasters in Luding, which can consist of landslides. A less severe yellow warning was issued to get central and western Sichuan. In China’s four-tier weather-warning system, red-colored represents the most serious, followed by orange, yellow-colored and blue.Continue Reading