Countries that join together through multilateral organizations, whether the Association of Southeast Asian Nations or the United Nations, must determine the values required for pursuit of common goals. Yet there is stark contrast between Asian and western values – with Asia generally focused on...
Power and values: A Rohingya survivor of genocide in Myanmar pleads for food, and Hungary’s rightwing Prime Minister Viktor Orbán finds common cause with China’s Premier Li Keqiang
LONDON: A quarter of a century ago, an 18-year-old American student...
Japan, the EU and the US are urging China to delay enforcing new rules “that would force technology vendors to Chinese banks to hand over secret source code and adopt Chinese encryption algorithms,” reports Krista Hughes for Reuters Canada. China expects those hoping to do business in the world’s...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has joined forces with Japan and the European Union to pressure China on new bank cybersecurity rules that have upset foreign companies, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
Deputy Trade Representative...
In a world of quick travel and increasing flows of people in and out of countries, South Korea is reflecting on its prejudices toward foreigners and Korean children of mixed race. A nation that has endured centuries of invasions from China and Japan, South Korea has long had a national goal of...
Chae Jung-min, 31, regards herself as an open-minded person. After spending four years in the United States as an elementary school student, she quickly learned that the world was comprised of various races,...
Brexit and Donald Trump’s presidency both rode to success on a wave of nationalistic fervor, based on the view that globalization on balance harms the UK and the US. Yet the histories of those countries demonstrate that economic protectionism can lead to political instability and worse, total war....
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The West celebrated the promise of democratic reforms for Myanmar after a new government was installed in 2011. The military signaled its desire to restore relations with the West, ending crippling sanctions while reducing excessive reliance on neighboring China. Observers in the West had pointed...
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CHIANG MAI: The sudden removal of one of Myanmar’s most powerful men sent shockwaves through the diplomatic community in the old capital of Yangon, where foreign embassies are still located. It seemed more like a midnight coup than...
The number of Thais attending Chinese universities has grown six-fold in recent years. Lower fees, China’s growing economic power, and the fact that many are third generation Thai-Chinese are reasons cited for the increased enrollment. Favored courses include Chinese language, medicine, acupuncture...
BANGKOK - Thai students are enrolling in Chinese universities by the droves - attracted by China's growing economic might, low tuition fees and quality of education.
They are making a beeline for courses, at the undergraduate...
Since the 1960s, China has been rather consistent in offering assistance to African countries in agriculture, heavy industries, and infrastructure development. In recent years, Sino-African trade has enjoyed particularly rapid growth. As Paul Mooney reports, many African leaders, regarding China...
Strengthening Ties: Diplomatic missions, such as Chinese President Hu's 2004 visit to Gabon, underscore steadily growing Sino-African relationships
BEIJING: In the 1960s and 1970s, Chinese engineers were hard at work...
Greek voters in parliamentary elections narrowly approved staying with the euro, but the debt crisis is far from over. Winning about 30 percent of the vote, the conservative leaders of New Democracy must build a coalition government and fend off a sizable opposition that resists austerity that was...
Squabbles on the brink: New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, favoring the euro, wins slim minority in Greece (top); Newly elected French President François Hollande argues with German Chancellor Angela Merkel
MEDFORD: Greek voters have spoken and...
