insert_link World Vladimir Putin’s gold strategy explains why sanctions against Russia have failed By Robert Huish, Dalhousie University There are more than 16,000 sanctions imposed against Russia. Yet the Russian economy and war machine grew by 3.6 per cent in 2023 and is projected to grow another 2.6 per cent in 2024. Nearly six per cent of Russia’s gross domestic product goes towards military spending. At a time when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scrambling to acquire arms, funds and […] todayMarch 19, 2024 9
insert_link World China’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week China's top diplomat, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, will visit Australia next week in a sign of a further thaw in relations after years of tensions. It comes as China is reportedly considering removing tariffs on Australian wine, raising hopes that nearly three years of stiff duties would end. Laura Westbrook has more. todayMarch 14, 2024 8
insert_link Science & Technology China says will take ‘all necessary measures’ to protect interests after US TikTok vote China on Thursday slammed the approval of a US bill that would ban TikTok unless it severs ties with its Chinese parent company, vowing that Beijing would "take all necessary measures" to protect the interests of its companies overseas. The short-video app has soared in popularity worldwide but its ownership by Chinese technology giant ByteDance -- and alleged subservience to Beijing's ruling Communist Party -- has fuelled concern […] todayMarch 14, 2024 20
insert_link World Philppines Calls China’s South China Sea Proposals Questionable Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says his country hasn't rejected China's proposal on managing disputes over the South China Sea, but that the premise is questionable and counter to the Philippines' interests. China's foreign ministry said on Tuesday that it had put forward initiatives to the Southeast Asian nation to manage their disputes and work together. Patrick Fok reports. todayMarch 13, 2024 12
insert_link World Beijing calls for mutual respect in China-US relations China says the United States continues to have the "wrong perception" and it has yet to fulfil its promises, despite some progress between the two superpowers. Beijing's top diplomat added exchanges between both countries could only progress if there was mutual respect. Laura Westbrook reports. todayMarch 7, 2024 26
insert_link World The Philippines says it will not allow China to remove its military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal The Philippines says it will not allow China to remove its military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal. Four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships this week. Washington - a key ally of the Philippines - said the incidents demonstrated China's "reckless disregard for international law." Beijing said that it has exercised a "high degree of restraint" in its maritime […] todayMarch 7, 2024 26
insert_link Science & Technology Russia says it may team with China to put first nuclear power plant on the moon Russia and China are considering a collaborative project to install the moon's first nuclear power plant by the mid-2030s. todayMarch 7, 2024 25
insert_link World Malaysia urges new hunt for MH370 A decade after it went missing, Malaysia is pushing for a renewed search for the wreckage of missing flight MH370. Malaysia, Australia, and China called off an operation to find the missing plane in 2017 after a two-year-long search. Pieces of debris confirmed or thought to be from the aircraft have washed up on the shorelines of South Africa, Mauritius, and Mozambique since 2016. Laura Westbrook has more. todayMarch 4, 2024 25
insert_link World China Pulls Further Away from World Bank’s Definition of High Income Nation China's per capita gross national income fell for the first time in nearly 30 years in 2023, according to newly released government data.It nudges China further away from the World Bank's threshold for categorizing a country as high-income. Patrick Fok reports. todayMarch 1, 2024 10
