Japan bolsters military to counter China, Russia in East Asia

Japan bolsters military to counter China, Russia in East Asia

FILE PHOTO: Members of a tank unit of Japan's Self-Defense Forces (SDF) parade during the annual SDF ceremony at Asaka Base in Asaka, north of Tokyo, Japan, October 14, 2018. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan will …

Favourable currents for ASEAN-China relations in the South China Sea | East Asia Forum

Author: Sam Bateman, University of Wollongong Despite increased friction between the United States and China, on balance, positive developments in the South China Sea outweighed negative ones this year. The Single Draft South China Sea Code of Conduct …

Brexit fears exist, but London properties attractive to Asia, Middle East

December 16, 2018 8:00 am A survey has revealed the London development industry’s confidence in the inward investment market, with 51% of the industry predicting an increase or no change in overseas investment over the next five years despite the well- …

Intellasia East Asia News - Chinese man held over fire at Tokyo war shrine: reports

A Chinese man suspected of starting a fire inside a Tokyo war shrine at the centre of rows with Japan’s Asian neighbours was arrested by police on Wednesday, reports said. The man, 55, allegedly set fire to a pile of newspapers inside the grounds of the …

Strong Corn Exports to East Asia

This article has been reprinted from the Dec. 13 USDA Grain Transportation Report. According to the recently released December Grain: World Markets and Trade—a monthly report produced by USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service—“early-season shipments of [U.S.] …

Intellasia East Asia News - Huawei CFO gets bail; China detains ex-Canadian diplomat

A Canadian court granted bail Tuesday to a top Chinese executive arrested at the United States’ request in a case that has set off a diplomatic furor among the three countries and complicated high-stakes US-China trade talks. Hours before the bail hearing …

Intellasia East Asia News - Japan disappointed over Taiwan referendum result: envoy

Japan’s top envoy to Taiwan expressed Tuesday his government’s disappointment over a referendum result voted by Taiwan’s public in late November to maintain a ban on imports of agricultural products and food from areas in Japan affected by the Fukushima …

Intellasia East Asia News - Taiwanese deportee lands in Taiwan, taken for questioning

A Taiwanese student who was deported from the United States after threatening to shoot up his school landed at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Tuesday and was immediately taken to the Shilin District Prosecutors Office for questioning. According to …

Intellasia East Asia News - China auto sales keep falling and falling

* China auto sales fell again year-over-year in November. * It is the largest year-over-year decline in 218, said the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers. * An overall slowdown in China and a trade war have both contributed to the declines. …