Deterring China one big reason US aiding Ukraine: The Senate overwhelmingly approved a US$95.3 billion foreign aid funding package for Ukraine ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/deterring-china-one-big-reason-us-aiding-ukraine/
Quick Glance: Biden signs Comprehensive Military Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan
- President Biden announces the signing of a substantial $95 billion military assistance package for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, with a significant portion of the funds directed towards Ukraine.
- Despite initial resistance from Republicans in Congress, Biden has signed the aid package, highlighting the reinforcement of allies and ensuring prompt deliveries to Ukraine.
- The assistance for Ukraine includes weapons and military equipment valued at around $1 billion, encompassing artillery shells and air defense missiles.
- Military analysts do not foresee significant changes on the frontlines in eastern Ukraine, while the US support aims to aid Ukraine in operations in southern Ukraine, particularly focusing on Crimea and the Black Sea.
New EU trade rules ‘green squeeze’ the Global South: The EU parliament has just approved sweeping new rules that will require companies to avoid and mitigate ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/new-eu-trade-rules-green-squeeze-the-global-south/
India aims new Crystal Maze missile at Pakistan’s nukes: India has just tested an Israeli air-launched ballistic missile (ALBM), reflecting a move away from ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/india-aims-new-crystal-maze-missile-at-pakistans-nukes/
What US should do next on national security: The US Congress just passed — and Biden signed — a major national security bill. The bill has four main provisions: ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/what-us-should-do-next-on-national-security/
Massive fraud case exposes Vietnam’s corrupt bank system: The financial crisis of 2008 showed just how much the world depends on banks being well run. Since then ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/massive-fraud-case-exposes-vietnams-corrupt-bank-system/
Gaza: AI changing speed, scale and harm of modern war: As Israel’s air campaign in Gaza enters its sixth month after Hamas’s terrorist attacks on October 7 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/gaza-ai-changing-speed-scale-and-harm-of-modern-war/
Einstein-Tagore dialogue shines a path for modern leaders: In the quest for a leadership ethos, can the meeting of minds between Einstein and Tagore illuminate ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/einstein-tagore-dialogue-shines-a-path-for-modern-leaders/
Firm offices raided, China calls EU ‘protectionist’: Beijing has called the EU “protectionist” after the latter raided the offices of a Chinese security ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/firm-offices-raided-china-calls-eu-protectionist/
The US Is no longer the arsenal of democracy: For the first several decades after World War II, the United States championed free trade ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-us-is-no-longer-the-arsenal-of-democracy/
South Korea tries to Trump-proof the alliance: US and South Korean delegations met in Hawaii on April 23 to begin talks about how much host nation support Seoul ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/south-korea-tries-to-trump-proof-the-alliance/
Singapore’s new ‘Invincible’ sub points to US-China war worries: Singapore has launched its fourth Type 218SG Invincible-class submarine, christened the RSS ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/singapores-new-invincible-sub-points-to-us-china-war-worries/
World’s 1st full-fledged cyber war raging since 2022: Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marked the start of what should be termed – in ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/worlds-1st-full-fledged-cyber-war-raging-since-2022/
Quick Glance: State Customs Service: Polish Protesters Cease Border Blockade
- The blockade by Polish protesters at the Yahodyn-Dorohusk border crossing on the Polish-Ukrainian border was lifted by Ukraine's State Customs Service on April 22.
- Traffic flow in both directions was restored as of 1:40 p.m.
- As per Valentyna Chernysh, a representative of the customs office in Volyn Oblast, there were 400 trucks queued on the Polish side of the border, with an additional 140 in a digital queue.
- Despite a reduction in border blockades, the State Customs Service indicated on April 17 that Polish protesters intended to block the Korczowa-Krakovets border crossing for a two-day period.
Modi’s vision: capitalizing on the gaming generation: I use emotions for many and reason for few. Adolf hitler Humans are first emotional beings ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/modis-vision-capitalizing-on-the-gaming-generation/
America ain’t all bad: five good reasons to be optimistic: Recently I’ve been writing some fairly gloomy stuff, mostly related to war and international affairs ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/america-aint-all-bad-five-good-reasons-to-be-optimistic/
A US strategy to trump China in SE Asia: The US can enhance trust and partnerships in Southeast Asia and change the region’s prevailing attitudes toward the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/a-us-strategy-to-trump-china-in-se-asia/
Add poor media literacy to TikTok fears: The U.S. government moved closer to banning the video social media app TikTok after the House of Representatives ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/add-poor-media-literacy-to-tiktok-fears/
India elections don’t inspire much hope in Kashmir: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is favored to win a third term in office in the country's massive ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/india-elections-dont-inspire-much-hope-in-kashmir/
asiatimes.com/2024/04/philippines-arms-up-a-two-front-pushback-on-china/ Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China
Iran’s North Koreanization gambit: Tehran upped the ante and scored a strategic success with its attack. Israel also achieved its outcomes ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/irans-north-koreanization-gambit/
Yuan internationalization drive hits a local speed bump: As Chinese leader Xi Jinping works to increase the yuan’s role in global trade and finance ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/yuan-internationalization-drive-hits-a-local-speed-bump/
Climate, demography and a new green generation: Climate and demography are becoming two of the most interconnected issues in the 21st century ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/climate-demography-and-a-new-green-generation/
VW pro-union vote 1st step in changing the US South: A decisive majority of the Volkswagen workers employed at a factory in Chattanooga ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/vw-pro-union-vote-1st-step-in-changing-the-us-south/
Quick Glance: UAW Secures Historic Victory as Volkswagen Workers in Tennessee Vote for Union Representation
- Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, made history by voting to join the United Auto Workers, marking the first auto factory in the South since the 1940s to unionize.
- Nearly three-quarters of 3,613 workers voted yes in a three-day election with high turnout, granting the union a significant first win in its efforts to organize factories of a dozen automakers in the South.
- The organizing effort concludes a strong year for the U.S. labor movement, obtaining record wage increases across various industries through strikes and tough negotiations.
- The UAW, led by President Shawn Fain, achieved notable successes in negotiations with Detroit automakers last fall, securing substantial raises and benefits through a contentious strike.
China closing in on laser-propelled fast, stealth subs: China may be moving closer to the holy grail of submarine stealth technology – a propulsion system with ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/china-closing-in-on-laser-propelled-fast-stealth-subs/
Philippines arms up a two-front pushback on China: MANILA - This week, the Philippines and United States kicked off their largest-ever and most consequential ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/philippines-arms-up-a-two-front-pushback-on-china/
Chinese warn of Taiwan crisis from US military aid: Beijing has expressed strong dissatisfaction and firm opposition after the United States passed a bill that ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinese-warn-of-taiwan-crisis-from-us-military-aid/
Georgia regime pushing Putinesque foreign agent bill: Georgia’s ruling party first attempted to pass a controversial bill on “foreign agents” in March 2023 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/georgia-regime-pushing-putinesque-foreign-agent-bill/
Will foreign policy cost Biden the election?: When big questions about American foreign policy collide with an election, it’s rarely good news for a sitting ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/will-foreign-policy-cost-biden-the-election/
New PLA unit underscores intelligentized warfare shift: China has just unveiled its People’s Liberation Army-Information Support Force (PLA-ISF) ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/new-pla-unit-underscores-intelligentized-warfare-shift/
Racial wart on Myanmar’s revolutionary troika: As Myanmar’s political opposition complex marks a three-year anniversary since the 2021 military coup ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/racial-wart-on-myanmars-revolutionary-troika/
US next-gen B-21 bomber likely obsolete upon delivery: While the US mulls acquiring more of its next-gen B-21 bombers, fast-moving technological advancements ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-next-gen-b-21-bomber-likely-obsolete-upon-delivery/
US tech giants reviving Japan’s cutting edge: Blocked from operating and expanding in China, leading American computing and software companies have shifted their ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-tech-giants-reviving-japans-cutting-edge/
Knife: Salman Rushdie’s memoir of surviving attack: Knife is Salman Rushdie’s account of how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life in August 2022 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/knife-salman-rushdies-memoir-of-surviving-attack/
Sizing up the China-Russia ‘New Axis’: In a recent post, I tried to warn people about the substantial and growing chance of World War 3 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/sizing-up-the-china-russia-new-axis/
South Korean president facing 3 lame duck years?: South Korea’s parliamentary election of April 10, 2024, was widely seen as a referendum on President Yoon Suk ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/south-korean-president-facing-3-lame-duck-years/
Quick Glance: South Korean President's Challenging Future Ahead
- South Korea's parliamentary election on April 10, 2024, served as a referendum on President Yoon Suk Yeol's initial two years in office.
- The opposition Democratic Party maintained its majority in the National Assembly with 175 seats, while the ruling PPP faced a setback.
- The election results will impact Yoon's domestic and foreign agendas due to facing a divided government and increased scrutiny from opposition parties.
- Opposition parties will likely demand diplomatic achievements from the Yoon government in the next three years, scrutinizing the effectiveness of his foreign policy.
Israel’s attack on Iran: what we know so far: Israel's air force, possibly with drones, attacked an air base or hit nearby facilities in Isfahan, Iran ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/israels-attack-on-iran-what-we-know-so-far/
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-complains-china-hurts-shipbuilding-steel-firms/ US complains China hurts shipbuilding, steel firms
‘A thousand Modis’: the secret of BJP’s enduring success: Since 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity has grown exponentially – and so has the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/a-thousand-modis-the-secret-of-the-bjps-enduring-success/
How deep is Vietnam’s financial rot?: The real estate tycoon at the center of a US$12.46 billion fraud case has been sentenced to death ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/how-deep-is-vietnams-financial-rot/
Israel unlikely to attack Iran nuclear program: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate against Iran for the unprecedented aerial ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/israel-unlikely-to-attack-iran-nuclear-program/
Quick Glance: Israel's Targeted Operation in Iran Sends a Strong Message, Experts Note
- Israel conducted a military operation on Iranian territory during the early hours of Friday.
- The operation appeared to be a response to Iran's recent missile and drone attacks.
- According to analysts, the operation was seen as a display of Israel's capability to access Iranian nuclear facilities.
West faces stark choice on Ukraine losing the war: Ukraine is now experiencing a level of existential threat comparable only to the situation immediately after ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/west-faces-stark-choice-on-ukraine-losing-the-war/
US complains China hurts shipbuilding, steel firms: The Biden administration unveiled new measures to protect the US shipbuilding and steel industries from being ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-complains-china-hurts-shipbuilding-steel-firms/
Putin wants to get closer to the Taliban: Russia is currently considering taking the Taliban off its list of terrorist organisations, officials have indicated ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/putin-wants-to-get-closer-to-the-taliban/
Can Modi honestly run on his economic record?: More than 960 million Indians will head to the polls in the world’s biggest election between April 19 and early ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/can-modi-honestly-run-on-his-economic-record/
Zelensky begs for Israel’s level of US support: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky openly complained last weekend that his country was getting far less ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/zelensky-begs-for-israels-level-of-us-support/
Charting the future of the US alliance network: The recent US-Japan alliance bilateral summit between President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Kishida Fumio not ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/charting-the-future-of-the-us-alliance-network/
The AI-piloted fighter age has arrived: In a scene harking to a futuristic science fiction film, a US AI-piloted fighter has just engaged in a dogfight against a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-ai-piloted-fighter-age-has-arrived/
EU enlargement: What does the future hold?: To “widen” or to “deepen”. This has been one of the longstanding dilemmas throughout European Union (EU) history ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/eu-enlargement-what-does-the-future-hold/
Food fight: Russia’s ‘grain diplomacy’ reshaping global markets: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “grain diplomacy” continues to cause headaches for the ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/food-fight-russias-grain-diplomacy-reshaping-global-markets/
Australia’s new defense strategy already behind the times: There have been a lot of defense announcements recently about buying new equipment ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/australias-new-defense-strategy-already-behind-the-times/
A five-body problem in geopolitics: Subscribe now for access at a special price of only $99/year. A five-body problem in geopolitics: Jerusalem, Tehran ...
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Blinken to China to fuss about support for Russia: Antony Blinken will visit Beijing in the coming weeks, raising concerns about China’s overcapacity ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/blinken-to-china-to-fuss-about-support-for-russia/
Apply Israel-Iran lessons to Taiwan: There is still a great deal to learn about Iran's drone and missile attack on Israel. Even so ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/apply-israel-iran-lessons-to-taiwan/
Trump plan to devalue dollar a gift to China: TOKYO — Donald Trump would make currency devaluation great again in a second term. Surrogates for the former US ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/trump-plan-to-devalue-dollar-a-gift-to-china/
US Navy can’t hide its flagging fleet: The US Navy faces shipbuilding delays and setbacks threatening multiple critical capabilities ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-navy-cant-hide-its-flagging-fleet/
Remembering Cambodia’s genocide in a corner of Africa: Kigali, RWANDA- April 1975 was a cruel month for millions of Cambodians. Forty-nine years ago, on April 17 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/remembering-cambodias-genocide-in-a-corner-of-africa/
Countering China’s rare earth dominance and coercion: In December, the People’s Republic of China announced a retaliatory restriction of rare-earth element ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/countering-chinas-rare-earth-dominance-and-coercion/
Yen hits 34-year low, defying end of negative rates: The Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years on March 19 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/yen-hits-34-year-low-defying-end-of-negative-rates/
Quick Glance: Japan's Economic Policy and the Impact on the Yen
- On March 19, the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates for the first time in 17 years, signaling the end of an era of negative interest rates.
- Despite this adjustment, Japan continues to have the lowest interest rates globally. The notion that lower interest rates lead to higher growth was the basis for adopting negative rates.
- However, negative rates did not serve as an economic stimulus but rather burdened commercial banks' reserves at the central bank.
- The BoJ's policy of low and negative interest rates has hindered bank credit growth in Japan for years, impacting the economy negatively.
Three takeaways from China’s upbeat Q1 growth: China’s first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) surpassed market expectations, indicating a promising start to ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/three-takeaways-from-chinas-upbeat-q1-growth/
For a start, Washington, amend the H1-B visa process: The US-China tech competition is unlikely to slow down in the near term, particularly with the arrival of ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/for-a-start-washington-amend-the-h1-b-visa-process/
Is the shine coming off Japan’s bullet trains?: Just ten days before the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games, Japan opened its Tokaido Shinkansen ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/is-the-shine-coming-off-japans-bullet-trains/
Sri Lanka’s lost revolution: On July 9, 2022, Sri Lankans protesting the regime of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa shocked the world when they stormed the executive ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/sri-lankas-lost-revolution/
Iran attack puts US back on Israel’s side – for now: Israel’s war cabinet has been meeting to discuss its next move after fighting off a massive air attack ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/iran-attack-puts-us-back-on-israels-side-for-now/
Why it’s China’s turn now: In the second half of the 20th century, scholars and macrohistorians like Alvin Toffler, Francis Fukuyama and Paul Kennedy developed ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/why-its-chinas-turn-now/
Iran’s tactical fail leaves a way out of all-out war: Close to midnight on April 13, hundreds of military drones were launched from both Iran and Iraq toward ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/irans-tactical-fail-leaves-a-way-out-of-all-out-war/
Quick Glance: Israel artist calls for Gaza ceasefire
- The representative of Israel at the international art fair is calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza.
- Ruth Patir’s video installation called (M)otherland was scheduled to open on Saturday at Israel’s national pavilion at the international art show but will remain closed for now.
- Patir stated on her website that the artist and curators are showing solidarity with the families of the hostages and the large community in Israel calling for change, rather than canceling themselves or the exhibition.
- It is believed that there are still individuals in Gaza, including 129 captives taken during the attacks led by Hamas on Israel on October 7, with 34 of them presumed dead.
US to convert oil rigs into floating missile defense sites: The US Navy has unveiled plans to convert surplus oil rigs into mobile missile defense and resupply ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-to-convert-oil-rigs-into-floating-missile-defense-sites/
Kishida goes all-in on partnership with the US: It is telling that one of the most popular photos from Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Washington was ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/kishida-goes-all-in-on-partnership-with-the-us/
Preliminary takeaways of Iran’s assault on Israel: Here are the preliminary results from the Iranian attacks on Israel over the weekend: 1 missiles and drones ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/preliminary-takeaways-of-irans-assault-on-israel/
Chinese firms to assemble EVs in Europe, duck tariffs: Chinese electric vehicle makers are pushing forward their plans to building production capacity in Europe ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinese-firms-to-assemble-evs-in-europe-duck-tariffs/
Americans should worry more about world war: Being the guy who’s always shouting about impending disaster is frustrating, thankless work ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/americans-should-worry-more-about-world-war/
Iran-Israel explosion blows Asia’s Fed hopes asunder: Anyone laughing at Lawrence Summers for predicting that the US Federal Reserve’s next move may be a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/iran-israel-explosion-blows-asias-fed-hopes-asunder/
The myth of Chinese overcapacity: Early in the morning, factory whistle blows Man rises from bed and puts on his clothes Man takes his lunch ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-myth-of-chinese-overcapacity/
China’s ‘new productive forces’ risk overcapacity bubble: China’s Two Sessions – the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinas-new-productive-forces-risk-overcapacity-bubble/
Are EVs the future or merely a niche market?: The automotive industry is in a most difficult period of its history. How can it predict the future? Technological ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/are-evs-the-future-or-merely-a-niche-market/
China’s path not taken: global leadership chances: At the dawn of the 21st century, China encountered a series of decisive junctures that could have reshaped not ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/chinas-path-not-taken-global-leadership-chances/
Quick Glance: Decline in American Students Studying in China Due to Trust Issues
- The number of American students in China has significantly decreased due to growing concerns about restrictions on academic freedom and strained relations between Washington and Beijing.
- US officials and scholars lament the lost opportunities for young people to experience life in China.
- The decline in student exchanges between the countries is regretted by both the US and China, as they struggle to find common ground in other areas.
- Both countries recognize the importance of student exchanges and are planning measures to promote study programs in China.
US facing an amphibious warfare conundrum : Aging ships, emerging threats, rigid mindsets and indecision about investing in numerous but small or a few large ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/us-facing-an-amphibious-warfare-conundrum/
Bollywood’s big supporting role in India elections: As the largest electorate in history goes to the polls in India from April 19 to June 1, 2024 ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/bollywoods-big-supporting-role-in-india-elections/
Denying Russia’s only strategy for success : If the West mobilizes its resources to resist the Kremlin,Russia cannot defeat Ukraine or the West – and will likely ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/denying-russias-only-strategy-for-success/
The long wait for lower US interest rates: Attention farmers and other business borrowers: Interest rates are going to stay higher longer than expected just a ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/the-long-wait-for-lower-us-interest-rates/
When supply creates demand: Yellen’s errors of omission: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on April 8 warned China that rising investment in new industries will ...
asiatimes.com/2024/04/when-supply-creates-demand-yellens-errors-of-omission/
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