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http://online.wsj.com/articles/ukraines-gdp-fell-5-1-in-third-quarter-1414697382?tesla=y&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB11514982694200853598304580246733503039638.html Ukraine’s GDP Fell 5.1% in Third Quarter Despite Continued Slide, War-Torn Nation’s Economic Decline Was...

Hitachi shows the way forward for Japan, Inc. Here's an excerpt from an article I read yesterday in the WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/articles/hitachi-profit-rises-company-raises-full-year-outlook-1414579756 Like other Japanese companies confronting a stagnant domestic market with a shrinking...

Aww, I already posted this on the last page: Japan Economy News & Updates | Page 33 Do you have me on your ignore list? (I suppose a non-response would be an affirmative)

@Nihonjin1051 Thanks for the primer, it seems to confirm my thinking. To be honest, in order to keep the emperor out of politics, I don't think a drastic measure, such as interference by ordering the removal of the war dead (which the priests claim cannot be done, anyway), is necessary. All he...

Not good news from the perspective of attracting MNCs. Those commercial rent rates are ridiculous. --- http://online.wsj.com/articles/myanmar-property-has-room-to-rise-says-yomas-pun-1414654111 Myanmar Property Has Room to Rise, Says Pun Yoma’s Serge Pun Says Property Supply Over Next Five...

Excellent news, thank you for this. I have some questions about Yasukuni based on some paradoxical information I saw in your article. I'll excerpt the points. The Good: The Bad: The Ugly: I thought I had heard before that there was nothing physical to remove from Yasukuni, which is...

The U.S. Should Not Fear Competing With China | The Diplomat The U.S. Should Not Fear Competing With China With the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, the U.S. should not be afraid of a little healthy competition. By Amitai Etzioni October 30, 2014 On October 24, 21 Asian nations signed a...

Thank you!

I haven't been following the thread, so I am unaware of the context in which the question is asked. But since you tagged me, I would say that there is probably a less than 10% chance that ISIS will be recognized as a state. Why even a chance at all? Because as much as we've issued rhetoric...

Interesting political follow up to the very first post in this thread. --- http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2014/10/30/elections-and-reformers-in-the-fragile-five/ Elections and reformers in the Fragile Five Oct 30, 2014 1:00amby Alan Beattie And now the hurly burly’s done. With Brazil’s...

Tunisian IPO Highlights Growing Foreign Investor Appetite 
 - Frontier Markets News - Emerging & Growth Markets - WSJ October 29, 2014, 1:45 PM ET Tunisian IPO Highlights Growing Foreign Investor Appetite 
 ByJavier Espinoza Tunisians celebrate the results of the country’s recent...

Russia is one of the oldest players of the Great Game, and should not be discounted. --- Africa in Transition » Nigeria Turns to Russia, Czech Republic, and Belarus for Military Training and Materiel Nigeria Turns to Russia, Czech Republic, and Belarus for Military Training and Materiel by...

Arab views on governance after the uprisings - The Washington Post Arab views on governance after the uprisings By Michael Robbins and Mark Tessler October 29 at 3:40 PM Defaced presidential campaign posters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi are seen on a wall with a campaign poster of...

Asia Unbound » Not U.S. Isolationism, But a Rebalancing of Priorities and Means Not U.S. Isolationism, But a Rebalancing of Priorities and Means by Scott A. Snyder October 29, 2014 U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel (center) join hands with Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (left)...

http://online.wsj.com/articles/guy-scott-named-interim-president-of-zambia-1414589035 Zambia Faces a Battle Over Leader’s Successor Cabinet Names Africa’s First Post-Apartheid White Leader After Sata’s Death, but Succession Fight Looms in Copper-Rich Nation ENLARGE Guy Scott at the U.S.-Africa...

China’s Lurid Tales of Corruption Hide a Second Story - China Real Time Report - WSJ October 30, 2014, 5:30 AM HKT China’s Lurid Tales of Corruption Hide a Second Story By Yiyi Lu A street lamp is seen in front of coal-fired power plant in Shanxi province. Dark tales of official...

This thread was always supposed to include geopolitical analysis, but has been heavily tilted towards economics thus far. I will start posting more on the geopolitical side to balance the coverage. --- Belindia Has Spoken by Andrés Velasco - Project Syndicate CULTURE & SOCIETY ANDRÉS...

In the discussion of how future alliances will be configured around the US and China, let's not forget India's role. --- The Great Game Folio - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace The Great Game Folio Source: Getty C. Raja MohanOP-ED OCTOBER 29, 2014INDIAN EXPRESS CHINA IN LANKA...

Overcoming ‘Abnormal Normality’ in the US-China Relationship | The Diplomat Overcoming 'Abnormal Normality' in the US-China Relationship Implemented properly, a “new type of great power relations” could help the U.S. and China reframe their relationship. By Jin Kai October 30, 2014 The...

An economic bloc based on American-driven standards, or one based on Chinese-driven standards? The battle for control of Asia's destiny continues. --- China’s Push for an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Agreement | The Diplomat China's Push for an Asia-Pacific Free Trade Agreement China hopes the...