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INDIA CHINA

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2019
RCEP without India isn't to Japan's liking
In Japan's view, India's participation in the RCEP is crucial to prevent it from becoming a China-led trade block.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 5, 2019
A TikTok craze is minting celebrities and ruining lives in India
Arpita Chaudhary, a newly recruited police constable in India's western Gujarat state, became an overnight celebrity after posting a clip of a 15-second gambol — clad in her civvies — on the hit social video app TikTok.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 14, 2019
Asia's 'mini-Chinas' struggle to capitalize on U.S. trade war
The U.S.-China trade war has reignited the debate over which developing countries in Asia could take over the mantle of the world's workshop. The front-runners? India and Indonesia.
WORLD
Oct 31, 2019
India and China clash over Kashmir as it loses special status and is divided
India engaged in a diplomatic war of words with China over Kashmir on Thursday as it formally revoked the disputed state's constitutional autonomy and split it into two federal territories in a bid to integrate it fully into India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2019
Saudi oil shock unites China, Japan and other Asian rivals worried about war
If anything could distract Asia's top powers from sparring over disputed territory and crimes committed during World War II, it's the need for cheap oil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2019
Dispelling the myths of Kashmir
Until China and Pakistan stop trying to undermine its territorial sovereignty in Jammu and Kashmir, India will have little choice but to take steps to protect itself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2019
History and the logic of empires
Current events in Asia echo the days of British rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 9, 2019
Huge Pakistan mine shows the power of coal
In the flat scrubland of Pakistan's scorching Thar Desert, hundreds of workers have been toiling for two years in the vast open pit of the Sindh Engro Coal Mining Co. Taking three-hour breaks during the hottest part of the day and living in a makeshift village of shipping containers, they are digging...
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 9, 2019
Japan's Izumo helicopter carrier drills with U.S., India and Philippine militaries in disputed South China Sea
Naval vessels from Japan, the U.S., India and the Philippines have sailed together through the disputed South China Sea in a nearly weeklong multilateral drill amid tensions with China over the strategic waterway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 16, 2019
Asian Development Bank chief says Japan-backed lender will continue loans to China
The bank will keep lending billions of dollars to the world's second-biggest economy, taking a different stance from the World Bank and its plans to reduce loans to China.
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2019
U.S. wins WTO ruling on Chinese grain price support in ruling also seen affecting India
The United States won a World Trade Organization ruling on China's price support for grains, successfully challenging a calculation methodology that is also used by India.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2019
China condemns Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to disputed region
China's Foreign Ministry on Saturday condemned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the disputed northeastern border state of Arunachal Pradesh, saying it "resolutely opposes" activities by Indian leaders in the region.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2018
Expect 2019 to test global stability
For all the assurances that the world is getting better, there are huge geopolitical challenges to face and master to make that optimism real.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2018
Japan's rich have the most cash in Asia, but China is closing in
Japan's richest have the largest accumulation of wealth in the Asia-Pacific region, at $7.7 trillion, but legions of Chinese millionaires are rushing to catch up.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2018
400-year-old spice-laden shipwreck 'discovery of decade' for Portugal
Archaeologists searching Portugal's coast have found a 400-year-old shipwreck believed to have sunk near Lisbon after returning from India laden with spices, specialists said on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2018
In Senegal, Xi pledges stronger Sino-African ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged during a visit to Senegal on Saturday to strengthen economic ties with Africa, a continent already awash with cheap Chinese loans in exchange for minerals and huge construction projects.

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