Day: January 17, 2025

Related Posts

What does Trump 2.0 Offer to Africa?

As the world shifts into gear for the next Trump term, striking new polling results have revealed a split in opinion about the incoming president.  An opinion survey of developed and developing countries by the European Council on Foreign ...

Asian Traders Give Mixed Reaction as China’s Economic Growth Slows

Asian markets were mixed Friday as data showing China's economy grew slightly quicker than expected last year failed to inspire investors, with Beijing battling to revive consumption and boost the battered property sector. The five percent expansion was in line with ...

Asian Ride-Hailing Grab and Chinese EV BYD to Deploy 50,000 EVs Across SE Asia

In a move that could reshape Southeast Asia’s electric vehicle (EV) landscape, ride-hailing giant Grab has teamed up with China’s BYD to deploy up to 50,000 EVs across six countries. The partnership, announced on Wednesday, targets the financial and logistical ...

Indonesia’s 2024 Non-Oil Exports to BRICS Founders Make Up 34% of Total, China Dominates

Indonesia’s non-oil and gas exports to BRICS nations saw a slight decline in 2024, according to the latest report from the Indonesian Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS). Exports to the five founding BRICS members, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, totaled more than $84 billion in ...

WEEK IN REVIEW: China Has Announced Plans to Build a Giant Solar Power Space Station

U.S. President Joe Biden will have a trilateral telephone call with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. on Monday morning. The trio are widely expected to discuss closer cooperation in responding to Beijing's territorial claims in the South China Sea. 

Analysis from Cobus van Staden

China-Led Study Proposes Global Energy Network

A globally connected network of solar and wind energy could provide three times the global energy demand by 2050 at a lower cost than independent national power systems. This is the finding of a study led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences in collaboration with researchers from the United States and Denmark.

The study focused on how areas with high solar and wind capacity (such as deserts) can be linked to ...

The World According to Marco Rubio

Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the State Department, Marco Rubio, appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee this week as part of the confirmation process. Rubio testified for more than three hours and made it very clear that ...

China Calls on Southeast Asia to Crack Down on Online Gambling, Scam, and Telecom Fraud

In a pointed appeal to Southeast Asian nations, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi urged governments in the region on Thursday to intensify their efforts against online gambling and telecom fraud, issues he said are harming citizens across borders. Wang’s remarks ...