Category: Asia Pacific
Your Thursday Briefing: Diplomatic Visits Highlight Tension With China
New York Times Also, what’s next for Donald Trump and Israeli police raid a Jerusalem mosque. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/briefing/china-taiwan-diplomacy-trump-charge-israel.html
Read MoreChina Publishes Data Showing Raccoon Dog DNA at Wuhan Market
New York Times Scientists from the Chinese C.D.C. confirmed that DNA from raccoon dogs and other animals susceptible to the coronavirus was found at the market in early 2020. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/05/science/china-virus-origins-racoon-dogs.html
Read MoreUS-China relations: Taiwan ‘deterrence dilemma’ requires urgent talks to avoid war
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The moves and countermoves by China and the US in the Taiwan Strait are part of a deterrence dilemma, a spiral of actions ultimately undermining their own goal. Talks aimed at controlling the capabilities…
Read MoreThai election: Paetongtarn, Thaksin’s charismatic and astute daughter, confirmed as PM candidate
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a 36-year-old with a jet-setting lifestyle and half a million Instagram followers, stands in stark contrast to her establishment rivals, two strait-laced former army chiefs with a combined age of 146. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/southeast-asia/article/3216107/thai-election-paetongtarn-thaksins-charismatic-and-astute-daughter-confirmed-pm-candidate?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MoreIndia’s Bank of Baroda stops clearing payment for above-cap Russian oil
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that India’s Bank of Baroda (BOB.NS) has stopped clearing payments for Russian oil sold above the price cap set by the West from this month, a move that could expedite transition to a rupee trade mechanism. Some Indian refiners were paying in the United Arab Emirates dirham currency for Russian low-sulphur…
Read MoreIndia’s milk imports soar as disease hits local cattle stock
Reuters Reuters was the first to reveal that India’s milk product imports are rising and the country is planning to allow duty-free imports. Milk prices in the world’s biggest producer have risen at their fastest rate in a decade, reaching a record high due to lumpy skin disease in cows and a drawdown in market-ready…
Read MoreIndia regulator probing some Adani offshore deals for possible rule violations
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that India’s capital market regulator, which is investigating the Adani group, has zeroed in on transactions between its companies and offshore entities linked to promoter Gautam Adani’s brother for possible violations of rules. These transactions should have been reported under India’s ‘related party transaction’ rules but were not. Reuters is the…
Read MoreRussia shifts to Dubai benchmark in Indian oil deal
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that Russia’s largest oil producer Rosneft (ROSN.MM) and India’s top refiner Indian Oil Corp (IOC.NS) agreed to use the Asia-focused Dubai oil price benchmark in their latest deal to deliver Russian oil to India. The larger volumes and change in Russian oil pricing highlight closer ties between Moscow and India, which…
Read MoreElon Musk plans China visit, seeks meeting with premier
Reuters Reuters exclusively revealed that Tesla (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk is making plans to visit China – his first since the COVID-19 pandemic – and is seeking a meeting with China’s Premier Li Qiang. The post Elon Musk plans China visit, seeks meeting with premier appeared first on Reuters News Agency. https://www.reutersagency.com/en/reutersbest/article/elon-musk-plans-china-visit-seeks-meeting-with-premier/
Read MoreChinese lithium producers set price floor as demand evaporates
Reuters Reuters exclusively reported that China’s top lithium producers agreed this week to set a floor price of 250,000 yuan ($36,380) per tonne of lithium carbonate in an effort to slow a plunge in the price of the battery raw material. The post Chinese lithium producers set price floor as demand evaporates appeared first on…
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