Day: September 21, 2024
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Indonesia Secures $7.4 Billion Fresh Investment Commitment from China
Indonesia has secured $7.4 billion in new investment commitments from China, marking a significant boost to the nation’s economic and industrial sectors. The announcement came during a five-day visit by Indonesia’s Minister of Investment and Head of the Investment Coordinating ...
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Indonesian and Malaysian Leaders to Discuss Regional Priorities and Challenges Amid China-U.S. Tensions
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is set to meet with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra on the Malaysian island of Langkawi near the Thai border as part of efforts to bolster ASEAN cooperation amid growing geopolitical and economic challenges.
Xi Took Center Stage at G20 While African Union Kept a Low Profile
This week's G20 summit wrapped up much the same way previous G20 gatherings have in recent years, with a weak final communiqué and lots of discord among the group's members. But this year's summit in Rio de Janeiro was nonetheless notable ...
China Says COP29 Draft Deal ‘Not Satisfactory’
China joined a global rejection of a draft deal on climate finance at the COP29 summit Thursday but urged nations to bridge their differences, with one day left in the talks. The text released by the UN climate conference's host, Azerbaijan, ...
China Planning Joint Security Company with Myanmar Junta
Myanmarese press reports say China proposed establishing a shared security firm with the country’s ruling military junta. The reports say the junta formed a working committee in October to prepare a memorandum of understanding for the potential company. The 13-member committee ...
A worker at Sunripe factory in Limuru Town, Kiambu County, Kenya, arranges avocados on August 2, 2022. Image via Xinhua.
There's been a lot of excitement this week in anticipation of tomorrow's start of duty-free access into the Chinese market for 53 African countries. By any measure, this is a big deal, particularly in this new protectionist era when more trade walls are going up then coming down. ...
Biden Opens Home to ‘Quad’ Leaders for Farewell Summit
By Brendan Smialowski with Danny Kemp in Washington U.S. President Joe Biden hosted Australia's prime minister at his Delaware home Friday, at the start of a weekend summit with the so-called "Quad" group he has pushed as a counterweight to China. ...
Discontent Shadows Kenya’s Biggest Chinese-Funded Solar Power Project
Although the community initially agreed to the plant and were paid for their land, Abdi says that without the other promised benefits, they now regret their decision.
WEEK IN REVIEW: China Warns Citizens Abroad Against Seafood Poaching
The U.S. State Department imposed sanctions on a Chinese research institute and several companies it said have been involved in supplying Pakistan's ballistic missile program. Liu Pengyu, spokesperson for China's embassy in Washington, said, "China firmly opposes unilateral sanctions and long-arm jurisdiction that have no basis in international ...