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Unlike most major economies, Japan has spent much of the 21st century adhering to a doctrine of extremely low interest rates — so low that since 2016, they were actually negative. That changed on Tuesday, March 19, when the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced the country’s first interest rate hike
‘An Act of Intimidation’: Australia Takes China to Task Over ‘Reckless’ Laser Incident Off North Coast
Amid tense relations with Beijing, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison has accused China of shining...
Former Diplomat Endorses Australia’s Opposition Leader for PM in Chinese State Mouthpiece
Former Australian diplomat Bruce Haigh utilized a mouthpiece of the Chinese Communist Party to...
Japanese Senator Draws Scrutiny for Hiring Chinese Woman as Secretary: Report
Shinpei Matsushita, a Japanese senator of the country’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), has drawn...
New Zealand PM Says Freedom Convoy ‘Imported’ From Abroad, Guilty of ‘Intimidation and Harassment’ After
After an upsurge in anti-pandemic mandate demonstrations in Wellington over the weekend, New Zealand’...
Seoul Warns of Crisis as North Korean Missiles Continue to Fly
As North Korea continues to test its ballistic missiles, South Korean President Moon Jae-in warned on...
Australian Scientists Announce Discovery of Captain Cook’s Endeavour
A team of Australian scientists recently announced that they have discovered the last resting place of...
Ordinary North Koreans Steal Feces for Fertilizer While Officials Import Chinese New Year Luxuries
In both North and South Korea, the lunar new year, known as Seollal, is supposed to be a time of celebration...
Japan Expresses Concern About Xinjiang Abuses Ahead of Beijing Olympics
On Feb. 1, Japan’s lower house of parliament adopted a resolution that expressed concern about the Chinese...
North Korea Tests Hwasong-12 IRBM, Its Most Powerful Missile Since 2017
On Jan. 31, state media of the North Korean regime confirmed that it had tested a Hwasong-12 mobile intermediate-range...