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US-China tensions loom over undersea internet cables

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INT

Most users’ interaction with the internet occurs wirelessly but underpinning global data delivery are hundreds of submarine cables that traverse the ocean floor. The sector’s…

Mongolia’s success relies heavily on China

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MONGOLIA

However, it does not resolve the state of limbo in which Mongolia’s domestic politics, international relations and economic development has remained for the past several years…

Iran deal's foreign investment impact would be limited

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IRAN

Indirect negotiations with the United States over a mutual return to the 2015 nuclear deal are facing delays while the transition team of President-elect Ibrahim Raisi moves into…

Beijing hits the limits of control

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CHINA

The Communist Party's approach to governance.

US-bound investment will get more difficult for China

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CHINA

Chinese investment in the United States.

New Czech export strategy will focus on innovation

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EASTERN EUROPE

The policy, aimed at bolstering economic resilience and global competitiveness, and forging new national champions, sets Czechia apart from Hungary, Slovakia and Poland, the rest…

US-Korea-China chip move boosts supply chain stability

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SOUTH KOREA

Separately, SK hynix has blocked a merger between the NAND (flash memory) sector’s third- and fourth-ranked firms, Kioxia -- which it partly owns -- and Western Digital.

India-UK free trade deal is likely around 2019

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INDIA/UK

Outlook for a possible free trade deal between India and the United Kingdom post-Brexit.

Mopani deal will exacerbate Zambia's debt crisis

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ZAMBIA

This boosts President Edgar Lungu's re-election prospects in August, but ZCCM-IH will struggle to find a 'strategic partner' to replace Glencore. Mounting public debt will…

Moscow will press Arctic claims with law and military

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RUSSIA

Russia's Arctic strategy.