Asia

Key exports are under pressure, follow-up negotiations remain deadlocked, and the tariff shock sent South Korea’s exports to the US plunging 12 per cent in August

On September 1, data from South Korea showed that exports to the US fell in August by the most since the May 2020 pandemic hit, with major industries such as…

Economics

Hong Kong

Hong Kong customs seized about 130000 suspected illicit cigarettes with a market value of about HK $620000

According to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s press release website on August 29, Hong Kong customs seized about 130,000 suspected illicit cigarettes on August 20 at the customs…

Taiwan

32:0, the Taiwanese people resolutely“Oppose evil”

“Shut down,”“Completely collapsed,”“Twice in a row”… … in the second“General recall” vote in Taiwan on August 23, the recall of seven KMT“Legislators” was not passed, the DPP authorities have again…

Taichung’s mayor, Lu Xiuyan, has announced that she will not run for chairman of the Kuomintang

In the second round of the “General recall” on August 23, KMT “Legislators” once again scored a “Complete seal”. Party chairman Eric Chu shouted that day, hoping that Taichung Mayor…

Military Affairs

Special historical node, Japanese and German military close to attract more scrutiny

  On August 18, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya held the first strategic dialogue in Tokyo with visiting German Foreign Minister Waldorf, the two countries agreed to promote“Cooperation in the…