Geopolitics

G-20 taskforce calls for global panel to tackle ‘inequality emergency’

The inequality taskforce was a first for the G-20 and is expected to present its findings to G-20 leaders convening in Johannesburg in November.

South Korea gets Aukus-lite

The South Korean Navy’s Shin Chae-ho, a KSS-III Dosan Ahn Changho class diesel-electric attack submarine, seen during a fleet review in the waters off Busan on Sept 26.

Singapore factory activity slips in October as firms take stock of risks ahead

The purchasing managers' index for the broad manufacturing industry slipped in October, while that of the electronics sector marked its fifth straight month of expansion.

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is booming

Most of the 130 or so poor or developing countries collectively known as the Global South have signed up to China’s Belt and Road Initiative.

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Vietnam elevates UK ties to top partnership, balancing major powers amid geopolitical rivalry

General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam , To Lam (left) meets Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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For Malaysia's Anwar, quick wins trump stagnation on South China Sea and Myanmar

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) passing the Asean chairmanship to Philippine President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.

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Europe’s new balancing act: Searching for stability in an unstable world

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue on Oct 25.

Trump lands in Kuala Lumpur to a dance, cheers and some jeers

US President Donald Trump disembarking the Air Force One at Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Oct 26.

Timor-Leste officially admitted to Asean, becoming its 11th member amid calls to strengthen unity

Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left), China’s Premier Li Qiang (right) and Timor-Leste's Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmao during the signing ceremony on Oct 26.

Global trade system ‘at risk of derailment’: UN chief

Mr Guterres said trade and development was facing a “whirlwind of change”, with three-quarters of global growth now coming from the developing world.

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