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Posted on 21 June 202226 June 2022 by ilagardien

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Financial Times

Antony Blinken condemns ‘despicable’ Iranian response to Salman Rushdie attack
Afghan roads once menaced by the Taliban are now safer. . . for some
Live news updates: Afghanistan marks a year of Taliban control
Brexit intensifies labour shortages as companies struggle to hire
US lawmakers draw battle lines over search of Trump home

Branko Milanovic Personal Blog

Socialism with Chinese characteristics for the young person
Several years ago, Chinese state’s People’s Publishing House introduced English translation of excerpts from Xi Jinping’s speeches and, in a few cases, from his writings under the title of “Anecdotes and sayings of Xi Jinping”. The original was published in Chinese in 2017. The link to the book is available here. I could not find […]
Interpreting or misinterpreting China’s success
I recently read a review of China’s long-term economic progress by two well-known scholars of Chinese economy: Loren Brandt and Thomas Rawski. I have read and cited both. Just to give some examples: I liked very much a paper on inequality in the Chinese countryside in the 1930s co-authored by Brandt; or Rawski’s […]
On import substitution, Fukuyama, eternal growth and more
My conversation with James Pethokoukis from the American Enterprise Institute.1. Russia is a nation with vast natural resources, a well-educated population, and a deep scientific base. Yet on a per person basis, Russia is only the 67th richest nation in the world. Why? The problem with Russia is what I called her “circular economic history”. […]
Hopelessness?
That today’s world situation is the worst since the end of the Second World War is not an excessive, nor original, statement. As we teeter on the brink of a nuclear war, it does not require too many words to convince people that this is so. The question is: how did we get here? And […]
The rule of nihilists
A friend sent me recently an abbreviated version of Xi Jinping’s January 2013 speech to the members of the Central Committee of CPC (the English translation is here). The speech is often mentioned, generally in the context of greater ideological control and “authoritarian tendencies” of Xi Jinping, but I have not read it until I […]

BBC World News

Letter from Africa: How racism haunts black people in Italy
Independence Day: How Chicago Radio became the voice of India's freedom
Partition: Why was British India divided 75 years ago?
From Kabul and beyond, a year of Taliban rule in Afghanistan
The nine-year-old boy who fled war-torn Cyprus for London

Channelnews Asia

Japan plans fresh package to cushion blow from rising living costs
Japan PM makes donation to Yasukuni war dead shrine, Cabinet members visit
South Korea urges improved ties with Japan on freedom anniversary
Quick Style: Meet the dance crew whose moves in a viral wedding video have been viewed more than 50 million times
China's July daily coal output jumps 16% yr/yr on peak summer demand

Singapore Straits Times

Castes in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchy
US says Al-Qaeda has not regrouped in Afghanistan
US adversaries could exploit Afghan ex-commandos: US Republican report
Zimbabwe blames measles surge on sect gatherings after 80 children die
Determined and defiant amid uncertainty of war, Kyiv tries to regain its summer groove
FBI, DHS warn US law enforcement of threats after Trump search
Threat to Ukraine nuclear plant increases as fighting rages
While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 15
Latin America's new 'pink tide' gains pace
Biden calls India an 'indispensable partner' on 75th anniversary of independence

Business Times

Strong profits for most insurers’ Integrated Shield portfolios, but brace for premium hikes
DESPITE markedly stronger underwriting results for 2021, most insurers with Integrated Shield (IP) plans will raise premiums this year, mostly of private-hospital base plans and riders.

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Malay Mail

Maxis, U Mobile, four other telcos agree to DNB stake, racing to complete terms of 5G rollout as foreign players ‘queue’ to enter Malaysia
Najib’s final appeal against SRC International conviction at the Federal Court today: What to expect
Malaysia Airlines commemorates inaugural flight to Haneda

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