China Urges EU to “Clarify” Position on Strategic Partnership

China Urges EU to “Clarify” Position on Strategic Partnership

China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of China (pictured), told EU Foreign Minister and High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Borrell that the EU would “clarify” its position on a strategic partnership with China. told me it was necessary. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana [北京 15日 ロイター] – … Read more

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken Criticizes Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov at ASEAN-related Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken Criticizes Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov at ASEAN-related Meeting

U.S. Secretary of State Brinken said at a press conference after the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-related meeting on the 14th that Russia’s Foreign Minister Lavrov was “neither constructive nor productive” on any issue, saying that he had not done so in Ukraine. He said he did not hear any remarks suggesting a change … Read more

Indonesian Coast Guard Seizes Iranian Supertanker Suspected of Illegal Oil Transshipment

Indonesian Coast Guard Seizes Iranian Supertanker Suspected of Illegal Oil Transshipment

The Indonesian Coast Guard Agency (BAKAMLA) announced on July 11 that it had seized an Iranian-flagged supertanker suspected of being involved in illegal transshipment of crude oil, and indicated a policy to strengthen maritime security. The photo shows the Iranian flagged MT Arman 114 and the Cameroonian flagged MTS Tinos, released by BAKAMLA on the … Read more

Russian President Putin Considers Withdrawing from Black Sea Initiative

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he was considering withdrawing from the Black Sea Initiative. May 2022 (2023 REUTERS/Dado Ruvic) [モスクワ 13日 ロイター] – Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on the 13th that he is considering withdrawing from the Black Sea Grain Export Agreement (Black Sea Initiative). In a teleconference, he said that … Read more

Ukraine and Central European Countries in Trade Dispute Over Grain Imports

Ukraine has announced a ban on imports of grains and other food from Ukraine to protect its agricultural sector, and Ukraine will take a “first step” to demand the withdrawal of the import ban in Warsaw, Poland, starting on the 17th. Participate in consultations that take place. Photo taken in July 2020 (2023 REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko) … Read more

Russia starts supplying crude oil from Kazakh to Germany Stops in Poland | Reuters

Russian state-owned pipeline company Transneft has started supplying Germany with crude oil from Kazakhstan through the Druzhba pipeline. (2023 REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo) MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s state-owned pipeline company Transneft began supplying Germany with crude oil from Kazakhstan on Monday through the Druzhba pipeline. On the other hand, crude oil supply to Poland, which is … Read more

Used car market expands in Russia, new car sales drop due to economic sanctions | Reuters

In Russia last year, new car sales fell by more than half as the auto industry was hit hard by Western economic sanctions over the Ukraine war, and the used car market expanded. The photo shows a former Soviet-made VAZ-2101 displayed in front of the Lada showroom in Izhevsk. Photographed in August 2022 (2023 REUTERS/Alexey … Read more

Semiconductor exports to China, except for cutting-edge products, differences in regulations between Japan, the United States and the Netherlands = Liberal Democrat Amari | Reuters

Akira Amari, chairman of the Liberal Democratic Party Diet Members’ League for the Promotion of Semiconductor Strategy, who has influence over Japan’s economic security policy, said in an interview with Reuters on the 8th that Japan’s agreement with the United States and the Netherlands to restrict exports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment to China is cutting … Read more

Angle: Three years after leaving the EU, the UK still cannot get the ‘Brexit dividend’ | Reuters

LONDON (Reuters) – It has been exactly three years since Britain left the European Union on January 31, 2020, and a full two years since its transitional exit from the European Union on January 31, 2021. But he has yet to receive the promised Brexit dividend. Rather, the reality is that Britain pales in comparison … Read more

Russia, aiming for a new relationship with China Report on diplomatic top visit to Moscow | Reuters

Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday it wanted to take its relationship with China to a “new level” and hoped for face-to-face talks with senior Chinese officials. Flags of the two countries, taken in Beijing in 2016. (2023 REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon) [モスクワ 30日 ロイター] – Russia’s foreign ministry said on Monday it wanted to take its … Read more