China has amended its wildlife protection laws, prohibiting the catch and consumption of wild ornate rock lobsters (Panulirus ornatus), and so has stopped importing them from Vietnam. They prohibit catching…
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A Tit-for-Tat with Uncle Sam: China Puts the Screws on Exotic Mineral Exports
by Long Nisayby Long NisayBrussel, Frankfurt (16/11 – 23) A levying of embargoes and export bans, the imposition of sanctions, erection of fearsome “license” (= restriction) protocol: there’s nothing new about this back-and-forth in…
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International Transport Corridor Expands to Link Europe, China Through Tajikistan
Berlin (05/11 – 40) The international transport corridor “Tajikistan-Europe” will be expanded. The initiative for the implementation of the “Crossroads of the World” project was announced at the IV International…
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Sri Lanka President to Visit China as Debt Talks Progress
Berlin (3/11 – 40) Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe will visit China in the upcoming week as the crisis-hit country makes progress on debt restructuring talks with its biggest lender.…
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Vietnamese Deputy PM Tran Luu Quang and Chinese Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong highlighted the role of bilateral relations as they attended a meeting on drug control in Beijing…
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China, Indonesia, Vietnam Lead Global Growth for Coming Decade in New Growth Lab Projections
by Mon Mauby Mon MauChina, India, Indonesia, Uganda, and Vietnam are projected to be among the fastest-growing economies for the coming decade, according to researchers at the Growth Lab at Harvard University. The new growth…
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Cooperation With China Crucial to Protect Rare Mekong River Dolphins in Cambodia: Official
With help from China, it was estimated that there were 89 Irrawaddy dolphin population in the Cambodian portion of the Mekong River in 2020, an increase of nine individuals from…
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Sales, Prices of Vietnam Harvests Like Lychee Increase Following China’s Reopening
It is lychee season in Vietnam and farmers are celebrating a jump in prices for their harvests, six months after the country’s biggest trading partner China reopened its borders. The boost…