What happens next on North Korea?
Tensions between China, America and North Korea have reached boiling point in the Pacific as Pyongyang’s man threatens thermonuclear war.
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Singapore’s big balancing act: the US vs China
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailThe waters of the China-Singapore relationship have been muddied by a recent spat, but there is no reason to think that the nation’s decades-long balancing…
How much for ASEAN? Why China’s cheque-book diplomacy may win them the South China Sea
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailA series of big-money investment deals has brought ASEAN nations politically and economically closer to China. But in this big-stakes diplomatic game, the banker in…
Donald Trump v China: what it means for ASEAN
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailDonald Trump talked a lot about China on the campaign trail, making relations between the two likely to be a big issue as the President-elect’s…
China’s cancer hotels: a sign of failing healthcare
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailAt night, Chinese cancer patients haunt the corridors of seedy hotels. Unable to afford a hospital bed, they are forced to choose cheap accommodation while…
Britain and China: strange bedfellows?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Loke Hoe Yeong One year ago, Britain was desperately trying to be China’s best friend in the West, presumably to build up its trade…
Xi Jinping steering China back to its Maoist roots
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailBy Zofia Reych June 1 marked the the 95th Communist Party Anniversary. Ahead of the ceremony, President Xi Jinping gave a speech that has been…
Islamic State getting a nuclear bomb: The world’s greatest threat?
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailAt last week’s 4th Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, US President Barack Obama warned that nuclear terrorism, involving groups such as the so called Islamic…
Cuba, the next frontier market for US? Sorry, the Chinese have already been there
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailThe images of US President Barack Obama on his momentous visit to Cuba last week have dominated the international media. President Obama said he had…
China sends missiles to South China Sea, as ASEAN leaders wrap up meeting with Obama
Facebook0TwitterReddit0LinkedinemailChina has deployed missiles to a disputed island in the South China Sea, just as ASEAN leaders were wrapping up a landmark summit with US…