Opinion – Mexico shamefully joins Russia, Venezuela in backing Cuba’s dictatorship For 30 years, the Soviet Union was the main supporter of Cuba’s communist dictatorship, […]
Month: September 2023
China’s Q2 GDP seen rising 7.3% y/y but on low base, recovery fades: Reuters poll

China Q2 GDP seen growing 7.3% y/y, vs 4.5% in Q1 GDP growth seen at 5.5% in 2023, 4.8% in 2024 Inflation seen at 1.1% […]
What are solid-fuel missiles, and why is North Korea developing them?

SEOUL, July 13 (Reuters) – North Korea’s Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), launched for the second time on Wednesday, uses solid-fuel technology, giving it the capability to […]
China’s exports fall most in three years as global economy falters

BEIJING, July 13 (Reuters) – China’s exports contracted last month at their fastest pace since the onset three years ago of the COVID-19 pandemic, as […]
Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy

July 13 (Reuters) – The sale of struggling Silicon Valley startup zGlue’s patents in 2021 was unremarkable except for one detail: The technology it owned, […]
Exclusive: SoftBank considering US listing for PayPay payments business
TOKYO, July 12 (Reuters) – SoftBank is considering a U.S. listing for its PayPay payments business, three sources […]
Zelenskiy to meet NATO leaders after membership timeline rebuff

VILNIUS, July 12 (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy meets NATO leaders on Wednesday after they declared his country’s future lay inside the alliance but rebuffed his […]
China’s Huawei poised to overcome US ban with return of 5G phones – research firms
US-sanctioned giant likely to produce 5G chips domestically Chips expected to use Huawei EDA tools and SMIC production Semiconductors could have relatively low yield rate […]
Zelenskiy brings Azovstal commanders back to Ukraine from Turkey
KYIV, July 8 (Reuters) – President Volodymyr Zelenskiy brought home from Turkey on Saturday five former commanders of Ukraine’s garrison […]
Solomon Islands leader visits security partner China with focus on infrastructure

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare addresses the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, U.S., September 22, 2017. SYDNEY, July […]