Wed Aug 11, 2010 15:35 GMT |
Tensions have been rising in the South China Sea of late, and these are threatening to put strains on China’s relations with South East Asia and the US. Essentially, China has reiterated its long-standing claims over the whole of the South China Sea, including the Spratly and Paracel islands. Unsurprisingly, this sovereignty assertion is disputed… [Read more]
Tags: ASEAN, China, Dispute, Geopolitics, Hainan, islands, navy, Paracel, South China Sea, Spratly, Trade, US, Vietnam
Posted in: Asia, China, General, Geopolitics, oil and gas, Political Risk, US
Tue Oct 7, 2008 17:30 GMT |
In its continuing search to make sense of financial market meltdowns, the Watchdog has detected a pattern in the ongoing crisis: islands are getting hit the hardest. New Zealand (actually two big islands), the home of the kiwi and of the carry trade, is officially in recession. Japan (an archipelago) has been in trouble for… [Read more]
Tags: australia, iceland, ireland, islands, meltdown, new zealand, patterns, UK, US
Posted in: Financials, General