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FACTBOX-What’s in the EU Green Deal Industrial Plan?
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen set out its Green Deal Industrial Plan on Wednesday, designed to ensure the European Union does not lose ground in the green tech race and can counter massive subsidies by the United States and China….
Reuters World News Summary
Following is a summary of current world news briefs.
China raps Czech president-elect over Taiwan call
China condemned on Tuesday a phone call between Czech President-elect Petr Pavel and Taiwan President Tsai Ing-Wen, saying he ignored Beijing’s repe…
Myanmar preps for elections 2 years after military coup amid fears of violence
Bangkok (Thailand): Two years after a coup snuffed out Myanmar’s short-lived democratic experiment, the country’s military is planning elections that analysts warn could spark further bloodshed as opposition to junta rule rages on.
Observers also say …
FOREX-Dollar climbs before Fed, but set for fourth monthly drop
The dollar ticked higher on Tuesday ahead of a raft of central bank decisions but remained on track for its fourth consecutive monthly loss. The U.S. Federal Reserve will set interest rates on Wednesday, followed by the European Central Bank (ECB) and…
Will India, Japan join Australia, US and UK to form NATO-like alliance to counter China in Indo-Pacific?
Amid growing Chinese aggression, the UK has called for the formation of a NATO-like military alliance in the Indo-Pacific.
It has also called for the inclusion of India and Japan in the AUKUS security pact.
“The chair of the UK’s defence select commit…
Could there be a global recession in 2023? The signals are mixed
Written by Anandita Gupta
There have recently been growing concerns about the global economy slipping into recession. These concerns were primarily triggered by the contraction of the US economy, observed in the first half of 2022.…
This data com…
With China at the wheel, America’s EV journey may be a bumpy ride
The electric vehicle revolution that’s been sweeping the world has finally arrived in America, powered by technology, an urgency to address climate change and the nudge of government incentives that became a push with the Inflation Reduction Act.……
Say no to camp politics?
Amidst most of the gloom shrouding the prospects of the country’s economic landscape (and of course of the unending political circus too), perhaps the only sanguine news of late came regarding the broader ‘conceptual agreements’ between Islamabad and M…
How India and Australia Can Win The Semiconductor Race
With the continuation of the Russia-Ukraine war, the world has been served a reminder of the fragility that exists in the world order as evidenced by the war threatening world peace.…
This data comes from the ChinaPulse.com media intelligence and…
New Fiji government suspends police commissioner, scraps China policing arrangement
The Pacific island nation has been pivotal to the region’s response to competition between China and the United States, and struck a deal with Australia in October for greater defense cooperation
Fiji’s president on Friday, January 27, suspended …