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ISLAMABAD – Federal Finance and Revenue Minister Senator Muhammad Aurangzeb hailed China’s positive response on Pakistan’s request to extend debt repayment periods for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). In an interview with Bloomberg, on the sidelines of the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, Aurangzeb said that […]
The United States and its allies need each other more than ever. That’s the overarching message U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan sought to convey to an audience in Washington—and beyond—in one of his final public addresses in his current role just two weeks before the U.S. presidential election. Speaking at the Brookings Institution on […]
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India and China strike a deal to resume patrolling activities along part of their disputed border, India-Canada relations continue to deteriorate as New Delhi’s envoy rejects Ottawa’s allegations, and Bangladesh’s interim government bans the Awami League party from political activity. Sign up to receive South […]
The primary impetus for much of the contemporary focus on the relationship between Australia’s aid and its wider geopolitical goals has been the perceived increase in the use of various forms of development finance by China as a key part of Beijing’s own influence efforts, particularly those directed toward Australia’s Pacific Island Country neighbours. Indeed, […]
Venezuela, el país liderado por Nicolás Maduro, suele contar con Rusia como apoyo ante las dificultades que encuentra dentro y fuera de sus propias fronteras, y por ello sorprendió a propios y extraños que no estuviera en la cumbre de los BRICS de Kazán. Sin embargo, finalmente el dirigente venezolano acudió por sorpresa este miércoles […]
Rumors have been circulating on Chinese social media about Fidelity International laying off 100 employees in Dalian, China. Sources familiar with the situation, as reported by Chinese media Yicai, have indicated that the layoffs primarily affect Fidelity International’s Excellence Center in Dalian, which supports various global business needs, including technology, operations, and investment research. According […]
Vladimir Putin has opened the expanded Brics summit by issuing a call for an alternative international payments system that could prevent the US using the dollar as a political weapon. But the summit communique indicated that little progress had been made on an alternative payment system. Speaking at the summit in the Russian city of […]
China and India should manage their differences properly, Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday, in their first face-to-face meeting since the bilateral relationship was badly strained by a deadly border clash four years ago. “It is important for both sides to have more communication and cooperation, properly handle differences […]
Fatima Rumjahn’s sentencing has been adjourned until after a separate trial of the parents who had allegedly offered bribes. Eunice Lam A former administrator at an English Schools Foundation kindergarten yesterday pleaded guilty to nine charges of accepting over HK$900,000 in bribes from parents so that their children could be admitted to K1 classes. […]
Marcus Lum Dinosaur fossils have been discovered for the first time in Hong Kong, with Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho saying the find “is of great significance.” The Development Bureau in a news briefing yesterday announced that the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department located fossils on Port Island – a small outlying island located […]