Italy’s position should be clearer when Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and her fellow Group of Seven leaders meet in Japan later this month. Four years after Rome signed up for Beijing’s massive infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative, Meloni...
A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson has criticized Sunday’s Japan-South Korea summit meeting. Wang Wenbin was speaking to reporters on Monday. He referred to the security cooperation among Japan, the United States and South Korea, in opposition to North Korea’s nuclear and...
Joint development with China on energy projects is a political minefield that Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has to navigate through. The maritime disputes between China and coastal states, including Malaysia, in the South China Sea (SCS) have been a flashpoint that has raised tensions over...
More and more Japanese companies are applying to move from the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s top-tier Prime section to the lower Standard section to focus on pursuing business growth. They believe that a shift to the lower section would allow them to focus more on achieving growth than on taking...
Asean will not be a proxy for China or any other nation, with the regional grouping maintaining it would continue emphasising adherence to international law and pursuing a policy of equality and mutual respect. Indonesian President Joko Widodo, whose country holds the Asean chair this...
