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China – Firms see demand boost from China’s three-child policy (Global Times)

Children wash toys at a kindergarten on the occasion of World Health Day in Xingtai City, north China's Hebei Province, April 7, 2021. (Photo:Xinhua) Firms...

China – Grass-root Party members honored for first time on CPC centennial (Global Times)

CPC Photo:VCG Wang Qi and Zhang Hui Grass-root Party members honored for first time on CPC centennial - Global Times

Russia/TechInnovation/Military Capabilities/Syria – Russia’s Entry to Sixth-Generation Warfare: the ‘Non-Contact’ Experiment in Syria (The Jamestown Foundation)

Roger McDermott Russia’s adoption of high-technology assets aims to increase a broad spectrum of military capabilities, but it does not seek to emulate its foreign...

Iran/Middle East – The Middle East has a missile problem with Iran at its heart (Al Arabiya)

This handout photo provided on January 16, 2021, shows a launch of missiles during a military drill in an unknown location in central Iran....

Advanced Manufacturing – How to make remote work in manufacturing a reality (WEF)

Image: Gallup Graham Immerman How to make remote work in manufacturing a reality | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Asia/Digital/Post Pandemic Recovery – How big tech can help start-ups fuel Asia’s post-pandemic recovery (WEF)

Ahmed Mazhari COVID-19 has wreaked global economic damage and further exposed the digital divide. With its established digital ecosystem, Asia is well positioned to...

Pandemic/Labour Migration – How COVID-19 has affected international labour migration – and the path to enduring reintegration (WEF)

The state of employment during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines Maria A. Villalba How COVID-19 has affected international labour migration | World Economic Forum (weforum.org)

Future of Work – Home-office, HQ, hybrid or work-from-anywhere? This is what businesses are planning (WEF)

Gayle Markovitz As vaccination programmes are rolled out, businesses are starting to redefine the future for their office workers. Experiences of remote work diverge...

Samoa – Resolving Samoa’s democratic crisis (East Asia Forum)

Henrietta McNeill, ANU and Joanne Wallis, University of Adelaide Resolving Samoa's democratic crisis (eastasiaforum.org)

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