Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Belt and Road projects in Myanmar can now be expected to proceed rather more smoothly than has been the recent case following the Military take-over of the country on Monday. The Commander-In-Chief, General Min Aung Hlaing, who is now in charge of the country has longstanding connections with Chinese President Xi Jinping,[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Xi, Modi, Putin, Loong, Segu & Moon Show Global Leadership While Biden Goes AWOL (Asia Briefing) American Hegemony Is Ending With A Whimper Not A Bang (The Nation) America’s Post Trump Reckoning (Zawya) Biden On Indo-Pacific: Continuing The America First Approach (ORF) Adding Impetus To Multilateralism (Hellenic Shipping[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis UK qualifies as Asia-Pac nation via the Pitcairn Islands Access to markets in the world’s fastest growing consumer market Dynamic changes expected in CPTPP global engagement and standards The United Kingdom is set to formally request membership of the eleven nation Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) Free Trade Agreement tomorrow (Monday[…..]
Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Special focus on Asia on final day  Keynote speeches by Prime Ministers of Japan and Singapore Transforming Supply Chains in The Asia-Pacific Resetting Geopolitics In Asia Greening International Trade Retooling Global Foreign Direct Investment Accelerating Digital Trade Re-Imagining Manufacturing For Growth Fixing The International Trade System In Asia Harnessing Emerging Technologies[…..]
January 29 Highlights Updated daily Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Special Addresses by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India; King Hussein of Jordan, and Alberto Fernandez, Argentine President Sessions on the 4th Industrial Revolution, Restoring Cross-Border Mobility, Reskilling and Upskilling Workforces in Asia, Shaping Empowered Data Societies, Accelerating Digital Inclusion In A Post Covid World, and Resetting The[…..]
January 28 Highlights Updated daily Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Special Addresses by Vladimir Putin, Moon Jae-in & Benjamin Netanyahu Sessions on Environmental Protection, Climate Change, New Technologies, Blue Oceans, Eco-systems and new Food Technologies  The World Economic Forum is taking place between January 25-29, and this year is being virtually. Over 2,000 Government, business and academic leaders[…..]
January 27 Highlights Updated daily Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Special Address by Ursula von der Leyen (President, EU Commission) Special Address by Cyril Ramaphosa (President of South Africa) Speeches by Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron Re-Assessing Corporate Risks And Re-Inforcing Resilience Strengthening The Financial & Monetary System Designing Connected & Sustainable Value Chains Reimagining Manufacturing For Growth Rethinking[…..]
January 26 Highlights Updated daily  Compiled by Chris Devonshire-Ellis Speech by Xi Jinping Responding To The Covid-19 Crisis In Asia Building Crisis-Resistant Healthcare Systems In A Post Covid World Restoring Economic Growth Building Net-Zero Cities New Pathways To Economic Transformation Developing The Evolution Of Stakeholder Capitalism Resetting Digital Currencies The World Economic Forum is[…..]
Compiled By Chris Devonshire-Ellis Analysis & Opinion Treading A Fine Line In Big Power Rivalries (Menafn) The Next Wave Of Globalization: Asia In The Cockpit (Asia Nikkei) The Right Answer To Xi Jinping Is A One-China Policy (Financial Times) China Transforms Its Foreign Assistance (China.Org) China Should Apply Stricter Standards Along The Belt & Road[…..]
Op/Ed by Chris Devonshire-Ellis  34 Asian Foreign Ministers and Representatives discuss Asian integration Focus on science, education, technology, and integration to deal with regional and global challenges Renewed focus on trade and cross border cooperations   The Asia Cooperation Dialogue (ACD) held its 17th Foreign Ministers meeting on Thursday, January 21st, hosted virtually by Turkish Foreign[…..]