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Shirley Shi has received three offers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 -- through her hometown, her Beijing residential area and her office area -- but the human resources manager is in no rush. "I'd like to keep an eye out for any adverse effects first," said Shi, who like many Chinese seems happy to take a wait-and-see approach. Through aggressive lockdowns and mass testing

Wave of violence in the capital raises fears of worse to come if US troops withdraw in May as agreed with the Taliban

The Straits Times Time for a new strategy to tackle North Korean nuclear threat Experts in US urge reality check as Pyongyang continues to grow its missile capability despite talks US Bureau Chief A military parade in Pyongyang on Jan 14 to celebrate the 8th Congress of the Workers Party of Korea, with what appeared to be submarine-launched ballistic missiles on display. After three high-profile summits with the US, North Korea is actually further along in its nuclear and missile capability. Ex...

Dr Janka Oertel, Director, Asia Programme, ECFR The European Council on Foreign Relations has recently published a new policy brief, “Decade of patience: How China became a power in the Western Balkans”, based on research our visiting fellow Vladimir Shopov conducted throughout the region of the Western Balkans. The policy brief sheds a light on the way China is slowly transforming its interactions with Western Balkans countries in sectors such as culture, media, and politics into long-term...

The Straits Times Accept reality, craft arms control agreements: US North Korea experts urge reality check Experts reckon North Korea has close to or around 50 nuclear warheads and an array of missiles.PHOTO: REUTERS https://str.sg/JHhB They can read the article in full after signing up for a free account. Share link: Or share via: Sign up or log in to read this article in full Sign up All done! This article is now fully available for you Read now Get unlimited access to all stories at $0.99/mo...

By Praveen Menon and Charlotte Greenfield WELLINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - New Zealand said on Wednesday it will pull out its last six troops from Afg...

It is inconceivable that Beijing would have supported a coup; in fact it worked well with democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Now, two factors will haunt China’s calculations as it navigates Myanmar’s political minefields. It is inconceivable that Beijing would have supported a coup; in fact it worked well with democratic icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Now, two factors will haunt China’s calculations as it navigates Myanmar’s political minefields. 5 Feb 2021 - 3:18AM RELATED TAGS

Robert Kosla, Director, Cybersecurity Department, Chancellery of The Prime Minister of Poland Chaired by Dr. Janka Oertel, Director of the Asia Programme, ECFR  Cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as a merely technical problem but has become an instrument of power in geopolitical rivalries. State-sponsored hackers threaten critical infrastructure systems, influence elections with disinformation campaigns, and steal sensitive data from individuals, companies, and governments....

A senior research fellow, managing the Gulf-Asia Programme at the EDA, Dr Janardhan argues that, along with economic diversification, the Gulf countries have also diversified their foreign policies, especially with China, India, Japan and South Korea, among others. “This could eventually alter the US-centric security paradigm that currently prevails in the Gulf. Many of the chapters explore and rationalise the need for an Asian-led collective security architecture for the Gulf.” With chapte...

Thailand: Record-breaking lèse-majesté sentence highlights need for legal reform The conviction and sentencing of a 65-year-old woman said to have insulted the Thai monarchy is a shocking attack on human rights, said ARTICLE 19. The Thai government should reverse course and end a recent surge in the use of Thailand’s draconian lèse-majesté provision to target peaceful protesters and those expressing critical opinions. On 19 January, the Bangkok Criminal Court convicted Anchan Preelert, a...