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The Governments of the United States and Japan co-hosted the fifth Indo-Pacific Business Forum (IPBF) in a hybrid format on January 12, 2023, in Tokyo, Japan.  The IPBF advances the United States’ vision for a free and open, connected, prosperous, secure, and resilient Indo-Pacific region. As the premier U.S. government-sponsored commercial diplomacy event for the […]

Are airlines in China about to restart 737 MAX flights? Their scheduling suggests so, but airlines elsewhere are eyeing Chinese 737 MAX jets! This is a headline that we first saw last October. But even though a 737-8 from Mongolia made several flights into China, China’s own airlines kept their 737 MAX fleets out of […]

Uploaded containers are seen at Qingdao Port in Shandong province on Jan 9, 2023. [Photo/VCG] China”s customs have taken a variety of measures to support enterprises to win orders and expand markets throughout the year 2022 in a bid to boost foreign trade and stabilize the industrial chain, Legal Daily reported on Friday. Major policies […]

(Reuters) – A China Southern Airlines Co Ltd flight on a Boeing Co 737 MAX took off on Friday, flight tracking website FlightRadar24 showed, marking the first passenger service on the model by a Chinese airline since March 2019. Here is a timeline of events surrounding the MAX: 2017 MARCH 8 – The 737 MAX […]

(ECNS) — Many countries, especially the Southeast Asian countries, are awaiting the return of Chinese tourists after China optimized its COVID-19 measures. Indonesian Minister for Tourism and Creative Economy Sandiaga Uno said that his country is ready to welcome Chinese tourists following China’s optimized COVID-19 strategy. “We are ready to welcome Chinese tourists with a […]

Party leader takes to social media to explain why 2014 coup was necessary Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon emerges from the weekly cabinet meeting at Government House on Tuesday. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) Gen Prawit Wongsuwon, leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has turned to social media to speak his mind, saying the ruling party […]

The connection between economic integration and political security has long attracted attention. Integration through intensive trade and investment relations has led to greater interdependence and made conflict more costly, helping states to maintain peace and stability. But interdependence can also increase the risk that geopolitical tensions might turn into open conflict. The situation in East […]

The NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said: Rising food, rents, and energy prices, and inadequate social protections threatened the rights of people on the lowest incomes, including to food and housing. The HRW has warned: The UK could become known as a “human rights abuser,” if it does not reverse a series of controversial […]

The old “three Ps” were united. The new “three Ps” are anything but, yet there are scenarios where two would join hands and leave the other out cold. After the next election, get ready for two clashing possibilities. Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prawit Wongsuwan and Paetongtarn Shinawatra will vie for the premiership this year. Analysts cannot back […]

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