Follow Southern China Morning Post - ASEAN Diplomacy, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/scmp24 Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:24:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF_6ZGb3x0hCHn9ye8UNv30 With debt repayments, loan interest and maintenance costs, the belt and road project is unlikely to be profitable ‘even after the next three presidents’.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 05:30:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF_6ZGb3x0hCHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFESD9YWg1dTD5VjH6qdYdAk The Philippines will ‘stand its ground’, especially in light of China’s recent actions in the resource-rich South China Sea.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 13:51:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFESD9YWg1dTD5VjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGPmZLL0N37fF1cWWor9YPv Following Kim Jong-un’s visit to Russia this month, North Korea could arm Russia in exchange for a technology transfer to boost the North’s nuclear arsenal.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 03:30:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGPmZLL0N37fF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFHeV5jKNgyreT5HJgy6HUf Industry insiders say importers are worried about the looming possibility of trade restrictions. Canada is the biggest supplier of lentils to India, accounting for about half of all imports.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 08:06:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFHeV5jKNgyreT5HJgy6HUf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGTcMHJRSlj-qCY3L745TL_ India is now being wooed by the US as China was once cosied up to by Washington during the Cold War. While this is a moment for New Delhi to seize, detente between China and India would better serve both countries’ strategic and economic interests.]]> Wed, 27 Sep 2023 03:30:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGTcMHJRSlj-qCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFH4kAAduGnxuJs0ohxaO6Yr The Philippines will “take control again” of a contested shoal occupied by China and step up coordination across agencies.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 11:30:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFH4kAAduGnxuJs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGzaNWTCBXUrHn9ye8UNv30 Ordinary New Zealanders are struggling to pay the bills as the economy stagnates and interest rates are at their highest in years – with a national vote just weeks away.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 03:30:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGzaNWTCBXUrHn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEWuX8julLJXJVjH6qdYdAk Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative has not proved to be the ‘transformation game changer’ many in the region were hoping for, analysts say – as concerns grow about some projects’ viability and added value.]]> Sun, 24 Sep 2023 03:30:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEWuX8julLJXJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHNZLdw4LY2MSejEQ2Mq9rY Gulf states don’t see the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor through the lens of US-China rivalry, analysts say – even if Washington would like it to counter Beijing’s belt and road plans.]]> Sat, 23 Sep 2023 03:30:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHNZLdw4LY2MSejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEQTNGRjRVMK8b1naedg1wr The plan, currently under negotiation by the two national governments, could also see Johor sell solar energy to Singapore.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 14:02:57 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFEQTNGRjRVMK8b1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFG6OpPtGW34-zdsCmHakzH In January, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Philippine counterpart Ferdinand Marcos Jnr agreed to find a ‘good way’ to resolve the issue.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:15:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFG6OpPtGW34-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHz-BoQZ1jQA-zdsCmHakzH The allegations of the killing of a Canadian Sikh stem from the surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, with intelligence provided by a major ally, an official says.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 05:14:08 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHz-BoQZ1jQA-zdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHunsddfxw1oilmFkX7M1Jw PM Srettha Thavisin wants to loan a giant panda from Beijing, but opponents say it won’t be happy in the tropical climate. Instead, Thailand should “take better care of our elephants”.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:24:54 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHunsddfxw1oilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHLeT7btZy33yejEQ2Mq9rY The row between India and Canada has deepened over the killing of a Sikh separatist leader after New Delhi suspended visa services for Canadian citizens.]]> Thu, 21 Sep 2023 09:23:23 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHLeT7btZy33yejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG6su3Pmz_xHJVjH6qdYdAk The Philippines is considering filing a case against China over alleged dead corals in the South China Sea, saying it has enough evidence of the ecological damage.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 12:29:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFG6su3Pmz_xHJVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHdjcFsOhPrwClmFkX7M1Jw China had previously placed a buoy in the same area of Japan’s exclusive economic area in 2018, according to a Japanese foreign ministry official.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 10:00:18 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFHdjcFsOhPrwClmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGo6B6ZWrZD_iejEQ2Mq9rY Just a few years ago, real-time data exchanges on operations at the Mekong River’s major dams would have been a ‘no-go zone’, a top official told This Week in Asia.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 03:31:10 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGo6B6ZWrZD_iejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFus9Qxut7oHpVjH6qdYdAk On sidelines of UN General Assembly, President Ranil Wickremesinghe countered recent claims by New Delhi that Beijing was sending ships to Sri Lanka to spy on India.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 04:40:19 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFFus9Qxut7oHpVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF_w19rCiJY0Hn9ye8UNv30 Indonesia plans to give China the project to extend the Jakarta-Bandung high-speed railway line to Surabaya.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 12:36:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFF_w19rCiJY0Hn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGmTT1hih17cCejEQ2Mq9rY But it will take time for Arab students to find Mandarin as attractive as European languages, observers say, given ‘historical perceptions’ and a shortage of native Chinese teachers.]]> Mon, 18 Sep 2023 03:30:15 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/iy4bXBWAUFGmTT1hih17cCejEQ2Mq9rY