105-year-old Song Ping calls for preserving the reform and greater liberalisation policy launched by Deng Xiaoping. Xi aims at a new centralisation of the economy. Most of the president's critics remain cautious. New purge among executors of Xi's anti-corruption campaign.
Today's headlines: Hong Kong: activist Ted Hui sentenced in absentia; The US will invest $ 860 million in the South Pacific; India continues to pay for Russian oil in dollars; New conviction for Aung San Suu Kyi; First deaths in Ukraine among new soldiers mobilised by Putin; Patriarch Kirill supports annexations of Ukrainian territories.
According to the World Bank, Vietnam’s GDP will grow 7.2 per cent this year, compared to 2.8 per cent for China, the lowest since 1990. While most ASEAN countries are also doing better, only Vietnam has the potential to replace China as the “factory of the world”.
Today's headlines: Xi Jinping reappears in public; Singapore's population climbs, Hong Kong's falls; Russians and Taliban sign trade deal; Ambani Group to invest $100 billion over 10 years; Muslim Association supports Putin's military mobilisation.
The trial is set to resume on 26 October. The Catholic prelate is being tried along with five well-known pro-democracy advocates. For their defence team, some of the prosecution’s evidence is irrelevant. Words of support for Hong Kong’s bishop emeritus come from around the Catholic world.
Today's headlines: Human rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng is released from prison in China; Vietnam prepares for the arrival of Typhoon Noru; India announces naval exercise with the US, Japan and Australia in November; Demand grows for Turkish armed drones; Protests in Russia over the 'partial mobilisation' ordered by Putin; Military tension between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan eases.
Everything is set for the big event. Despite rumours of a possible coup, the turnover at the top is expected to be smooth with Xi Jinping still at the helm. Nationalist hawk calls for more transparency over COVID-19 pandemic, sparking unusual online debate.
Today's headlines: train connections between China and North Korea reopen; Chinese anthem booed during Hong Kong national football team match; India mulls Political crisis in Rajasthan; Attacks against anti-Netanyahu demonstrators grow; Putin ready to declare victory in Ukraine.
Convicted on corruption charges, former Deputy Security Minister Sun Lijun’s real “crime” was leading a faction “disloyal” to President Xi Jinping. As the latter props up his power on the eve of the Communist Party’s 20th congress, Deng Xiaoping’s “collective" leadership is no more.
There are 1,121 political prisoners in the former British colony. Proceedings against the Catholic media tycoon will open on 1 December. Ongoing trial for Albert Ho and Lee Cheuk-yan. For jurist Benny Tai there is no precise date. Trail of Card. Joseph Zen postponed again.
China calls for dialogue and consultation to resolve the crisis. Beijing will not recognise Moscow’s annexation of occupied Ukrainian regions, just as it will not support the Kremlin’s possible nuclear adventurism. The Russian president has failed to heed Xi Jinping's warning on the sidelines of the SCO summit.
The economic downturn is hindering the recovery of debtor countries. Beijing forced to accept debt restructuring. Sixty per cent of Chinese foreign loans are to indebted nations. Turkey has no foreign exchange reserves to repay what is owed to China. Compared to 2018, in 2021 Belt and Road investments dropped by USD 50 billion.
Subscribe to the newsletter to receive verified news, analysis and insights from Asian countries every week.
Subscribeto the newsletter
