India’s virtual SCO summit plan sends the right signals
By moving the SCO summit to a virtual mode, India is sending out a message that groupings dominated by China are no longer New Delhi’s priority.
Geopolitics
South Korea, Poland agree to expand defence cooperation, arms trade
Both sides signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the Joint Korean-Polish Committee on Cooperation in the fields of Defense and Defense Industry.
PDI-P takes swipe at Prabowo over controversial Ukraine peace plan
The PDI-P suggested that its own presidential nominee would never propose a plan incongruent with the country's diplomatic stance.
Prabowo meets Russian, Ukrainian envoys in wake of peace speech
At a defence summit in Singapore, Prabowo delivered his proposal for a multipoint plan, including a ceasefire and establishing a demilitarised zone by withdrawing 15 kilometres…
Chinese envoy voices concern over destruction of Ukraine dam
A great number of people are in urgent need of evacuation and thousands of people may face difficulties in accessing drinking water, he said.
Honduran President to visit to China, in first such visit by a Central American president
The six-day visit was announced by the Chinese Foreign Ministry just two days after the inauguration of the Chinese embassy in the Honduran capital Tegucigalpa.
S’pore PM Lee Covid-19 free after ‘rebound’; catches up with Indonesian President Jokowi
He said in a Facebook post that he was finally free of the virus and was able to catch up with Indonesian President Joko Widodo and his wife, Ibu Iriana, over a lunch of chicken…
Malaysia condemns Singaporean’s offensive jokes, says Zambry
The Foreign Minister expressed regret at the actions of comedian Jocelyn Chia who, in a video recording, was shown making fun of the MH370 tragedy.
South Korea eyes bigger initiative as it returns to UN Security Council
Seoul, which received 180 votes out of 192 voting countries, last served on the council from 2013-2014, following its first-ever term from 1996-1997.
BRI’s future is ‘all the more promising’: Hong Kong chief exec
Commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China in Hong Kong said it is in a crucial phase of new development.