Indonesia inching closer to Beijing, if South China Sea doesn’t ‘blow up’ - South China Morning Post scmp.com/week-asia/poli…
Ple Priatna, a former Indonesian diplomat who served in Beijing and Brussels, said that the dialogue could speed up Chinese investment in the country and that President Joko Widodo’s top envoy, Luhut, would play a coordinating role for the various Indonesian ministries.
Last year China was the second biggest foreign investor (after Singapore) in Indonesia, with US$4.8 billion in realised investments in over 3,000 projects, according to Indonesia’s investment ministry.
Indonesia has received more than 92 million vaccines so far, most of them from Sinovac, and some from AstraZeneca and Sinopharm.
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U.K. infections of Covid-19 continue to rise, posing a dilemma for Boris Johnson ahead of a crunch decision on whether to proceed with the final stage of reopening the economy trib.al/q9L2xeF
The month-long rising trend has been fueled by the faster-spreading delta variant of the virus first identified in India, which now accounts for more than 90% of infections in the U.K.
“It’s really important that we try and open up our economy again, because the economic damage is immense,” Former Prime Minister Tony Blair told Bloomberg TV on Friday.
The system, which operated between 1831 and 1996, removed about 150,000 indigenous children from their families and brought them to Christian residential schools run on behalf of the federal government.
Indigenous children had their long hair, which often had spiritual significance for them, cut upon arrival and were forbidden from speaking their native languages. Students were given European names and, often, numbers and uniforms.
China's glamorous rich have been known to be ostentatious, showing off their luxury cars and handbags online - often to the envy of their followers.
But increasingly, any kind of wealth flaunting is being met with hostility and disdain. bbc.com/news/world-asi…
While the country's average annual income is 32,189 yuan ($5,030; £3,560), or around 2,682 yuan per month, Beijing has also become home to more billionaires than any other city in the world.
For the rich to blatantly show off their assets is thus instantly seen as tone deaf. While this is common for most nations with an income inequality problem, China is in a uniquely awkward position, experts say.
The intensifying global race is a challenge for Japan. China and South Korea rapidly eroded the country's dominance of the market for lithium-ion batteries. Determined to avoid a repeat, Japan's government is spearheading the commercialization of the latest battery technology.
Techno System Research says China and South Korea accounted for more than 70% of total shipments of automotive batteries in 2020. China's Contemporary Amperex Technology, or CATL, held a 26% share, and LG Chem controlled 23%.
Los Angeles magazine alleges a pattern of behavior in which Ali got close to these influential figures, became an integral part of their inner circle, and, in one case, moved into their home before overstaying his welcome. thedailybeast.com/twitter-supers…
Though he has insinuated that he’s the scion of a wealthy Iranian family, public records show that he’s encountered a slew of financial hardships. He’s been evicted from multiple residences, defaulted on several loans, and has racked up tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens.