New Delhi, India – Prince Patel cancelled his vacation plans after the dates were announced for India’s ongoing weeks-long elections. The 61-year-old retired engineer said he had waited patiently for five years to cast his vote in Surat, India’s diamond hub in the western Indian state of Gujarat, “to give my referendum against the policy … Read more
Rigorously trained as apprentices (known as maiko) for years, they are deeply accomplished entertainers, who have mastered a medley of traditional Japanese art forms, from dancing and playing musical instruments to tea ceremony and the art of conversation. The geisha world has long thrived in Kyoto in particular. The ancient city was the capital of … Read more
TAIPEI — The stakes for Taiwan’s democracy could hardly be higher in a tight presidential election on January 13, with Chinese President Xi Jinping delivering an ominous New Year address in which he insisted “reunification of the motherland is a historical inevitability.” The vote cuts to the heart of a battle for regional influence between … Read more
Chinese stocks did badly in 2023. And in 2022. And in 2021. Will this year finally be the year for a sustained rebound? With China’s property sector woes unresolved, betting on the market as a whole still looks risky—even though shares, particularly in Hong Kong, are trading at phenomenally cheap valuations. But that doesn’t mean … Read more
Mitsubishi’s CEO on EVs and how to compete with China CNN’s Marc Stewart takes a drive with Mitsubishi CEO Takao Kato in Tokyo to discuss the company’s future amid stiff competition from China. Source link
For the past three months I’ve been pressing my colleagues to significantly strengthen the weapons systems provided to Taiwan so it can prevail in a conflict in the Taiwan Strait (“How Joe Biden Can Deter China,” Review & Outlook, Nov. 18). The national security supplemental request that the White House sent to Congress in October … Read more
How to Avoid Defeat in Ukraine. For starters, step up military aid and break Putin's global networks of influence. Walter Russell Mead. By. Walter … Source link
[1/2]Russian President Vladimir Putin and Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk attend the G20 virtual summit via a video link in Moscow, Russia, November 22, 2023. Sputnik/Mikhail Klimentyev/Kremlin via REUTERS Acquire Licensing Rights Putin: colleagues raised “Russian aggression” Putin: we should think of how to end the tragedy Putin: Russia didn’t decline peace talks with Ukraine … Read more