Report: Japan PM Suga Plans To Dissolve Diet in Mid-Sept, Delay Party Poll
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Faced with voter discontent with government failure to contain the pandemic, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga plans to call a snap election for the lower house of parliament in mid-September, delaying the already announced process to pick the ruling party chief, the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper reported late Tuesday. Suga is expected […]
KAMALA HARRIS ASIA TRIP
US Vice-President Kamala Harris’ recent trip to Southeast Asia was largely overshadowed by the US withdrawal from Afghanistan. Still, Harris’ diplomatic trip emphasized the Biden Administration’s desire to pivot to Asia at the end of America’s longest war.A former senior official in the Obama Administration says Harris’ week-long visit to Vietnam and Singapore “assures allies and underscores the […]
Eurozone Consumer Prices Rose 3.0 Percent in August from A Year Ago on Energy Costs
ZURICH (MaceNews) – Consumer prices in the Euro area rose more than expected in August, driven higher once again by increased energy costs, the latest data from Eurostat showed. The flash estimate for August HICP showed consumer prices up 3.0 percent from a year-ago level, exceeding the median of 2.8 percent in an Econoday survey […]