Top Russian Diplomat Lavrov Meets with Kim Jong Un in North Korea
•(AFP) -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to the secretive country and key Moscow ally.
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Rice prices soar, fanning fears of food inflation spike in Asia
• CNBCElevated global food stocks, particularly in Asia, help insulate production volatility and minimize the economic impact from a consumer standpoint, Morgan Stanley said in a report.
Escobar: Central Asia Is The Prime Battlefield In The New Great Game
• Zero Hedge - Tyler DurdenSo long as Russia and China remain the region's dominant political and economic powers, the Central Asian heartland will remain a US and EU target for threats, bribes, and color revolutions...
As Oil Tumbles To Pre-Ukraine Lows, Asia Just Can't Get Enough Pushing Saudi Prices...
• Zero Hedge...To New Record High
Crypto Trading Cycle Flips: Asia's Now Buying What Americans Are Dumping
• Zero Hedge...as scorched-earth regulatory pressures perhaps swing from Beijing to Washington?
Sri Lankan government imposes curfew, blocks social media platforms
• CBC.caPresident declares state of emergency, sparking protest in the capital
Kenny Xu on 'An Inconvenient Minority' and How the Push for Equity Is Dumbing Down America
• The Epoch Times"They claim to be attacking white supremacy, but really, they're attacking meritocracy," says Kenny Xu, author of "An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy."
Report Shows South Becoming Increasingly Popular Among Asian Americans
• Zero HedgeThe Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA), a national nonprofit trade organization, released its 2021 State of Asia America Report on June 30, showing the south has become an increasingly attractive choice for homeownership among members o
Grounded airline planes turned into pop-up restaurants sell out in 30 minutes
• The VergeSingapore Airlines will serve food on planes at Changi Airport
Why Singapore's Healthcare Spending Is so Low
Menckens GhostLeft unsaid is the possibility that the Singapore population has different genetics than Americans, has a healthier diet, has less obesity and thus less heart disease and diabetes, and has far, far, far fewer hospitalizations and deaths from violence
American robots lose jobs to Asian robots as Adidas shifts manufacturing
• New York PostAdidas plans to close high-tech "robot" factories in Germany and the United States it launched to bring production closer to customers, saying on Monday deploying some of the technology in Asia would be "more economic and flexible".
Hong Kong's days as global financial hub may be numbered – Jim Rogers
• https://www.rt.comHong Kong is losing its status as a major financial center as investors seek a 'safe haven' for their assets in places like Singapore amid rising tensions in the city, legendary investor Jim Rogers told RT.
Risk of Nuclear Conflict in Asia Grows
• https://www.lewrockwell.com By Eric MargolisTwo of the world's most important powers, India and Pakistan, are locked into an extremely dangerous confrontation over the bitterly disputed Himalayan mountain state of Kashmir. Both are nuclear armed.
Pentagon Chief Wants More Missiles in Asia
• https://news.antiwar.com by Jason DitzDismisses probable Chinese objection to more nukes in Asia
Chinese forces gathering at Hong Kong border, White House officials monitoring escalation
• https://www.news.com.au by Shannon MolloyThe White House is monitoring the sudden gathering of Chinese forces at the border with Hong Kong, in a worrying sign of escalation.
Dyson to build electric car manufacturing plant in Singapore
• The VergeThe company plans to unveil its 'radically different' EV in 2021
Forget About Turkey: Asia Is The Elephant In The Room
• https://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenBack in November 2016, the BIS picked up on a topic we have often discussed over the years, namely the critical role that dollar abundance (or shortage) plays in defining market stress, and going one step further, published a research report which ma
Even with shift to electric cars Asia's economies will need more oil
• https://www.nextbigfuture.comChina and Asia have had the economic growth for the last few decades and the growth in oil demand. US fracking has supplied 6 million barrels per day of the total 10.5 million barrels per day of increased oil demand. Almost all of the new oil dema
Philippines Building Crypto Valley of Asia
• Bitcoin News - Kevin HelmsThis is "part of the government's bid to foster a fintech ecosystem [to] attract international blockchain companies to set up shop in the country," e27 reported Monday.
South Korean women protest in Seoul over hidden sex cameras
• https://www.bbc.comTens of thousands of women gathered in Seoul on Saturday calling for a crackdown on spy cam pornography, in one of the country's biggest ever female-only protests.
Trump's Pivot to Asia: An Arms Sales Bonanza, An Anti-Peace Trip
• https://www.lewrockwell.comPresident Trump's 5-country Asia tour has nothing to do with seeking peace anywhere, it has not even to do with diplomacy - it is entirely a warmongering business trip for the Military Industrial Complex. It is amazing that the world doesn't ca
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