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Quake warning

Last week’s earthquake in southern Japan, while not catastrophic, has reignited widespread fears of the “Big One” ~ a term that has become synonymous with a potential seismic disaster of unprecedented scale.

US markets open low, extending worldwide selloffs

Trading on the US stock market on Monday began with another sell-off over recession fears extending the worldwide slump that started in Japan and spread across India and South Korea in Asia and and Europe.

Japan reaches out~II

The PALM10 meeting was held exactly two months after New Caledonia, an island nation strategically located close to Australia and a French overseas territory, was hit by riots,threatening to destabilise the region.

Japan reaches out~I

In my articles published in these columns on 24 and 25 July, I had mentioned that the Pacific Islands have emerged as the theatre of greatpower contestation where countries such as the US, China, India and Australia are spreading their influence and leaving their strategic footprints.