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Iain Marlow

ARTICLES BY IAIN MARLOW

A person passes in front of empty check in counters at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, Feb. 1, 2021. Prime Minister�Justin Trudeau introduced sweeping new restrictions on international travel in a bid to stem the spread of new variants of Covid-19 into the country. Photographer: Cole Burston/Bloomberg (Bloomberg)

Vaccine passports for international travel: What’s the idea behind it?

5 min read . 11 Feb 2021

Photo: Bloomberg

US unveils plan to counter China’s rise from India to Taiwan

4 min read . 13 Jan 2021

Dennis Kwok, left to right, Alvin Yeung, Kwok Ka-ki and Kenneth Leung at the Legislative Council in Hong Kong on Wednesday. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Xi challenges Biden with move to snuff out Hong Kong dissent

5 min read . 12 Nov 2020

The announcement was made at a joint briefing, at which the lawmakers held hands and chanted protest slogans including 'Hong Kong add oil - together we stand' (Photo: Bloomberg)

Hong Kong opposition quits en masse to protest new China powers

4 min read . 11 Nov 2020

State broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday that all 7.5 million Hong Kong residents will receive free virus testing, without citing sources (Photo: Reuters)

Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA

2 min read . 03 Aug 2020

The confusion surrounding a planned WHO mission of experts to China shows how lingering mistrust between the world’s biggest economies could hamper efforts to combat a pathogen quickly spreading across the globe

US-China bickering threatens to hobble world’s virus fight

5 min read . 14 Feb 2020

Long lines formed outside Hong Kong polling stations (Photo: Reuters)

Hong Kong polls: Record turnout in 1st vote since protests started

3 min read . 24 Nov 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves from a vehicle as he reviews the troops at a military parade marking the 70th founding anniversary of People's Republic of China. (Reuters)

Xi Jinping says no force can stop China’s rise

4 min read . 01 Oct 2019

Protesters gather during a pro-democracy rally in Tamar Park, Hong Kong, on 3 September 2019. (Photo: AP)

China softens tone on Hong Kong, but doesn’t yield on demands

3 min read . 03 Sept 2019

A burning barricade pictured during a protest near Hong Kong International Airport, on 1 September 2019 (Photo: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis)

Hong Kong protesters swarm to airport, disrupting transport

4 min read . 01 Sept 2019

Sri Lanka borrowed heavily to build the Hambantota port, couldn’t repay the loans, and then gave China a 99-year lease for debt relief

China faces new competition as Japan, India eye Sri Lanka port

3 min read . 21 May 2019

India's satellite-destroying missile sends message to China

3 min read . 28 Mar 2019

Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan. (AP)

Pakistan prepares for 'all eventualities' after IAF strikes

3 min read . 26 Feb 2019

Indian army soldiers deploy near the site of a gun battle between security forces and terrorists at Khudwani area of Kulgam on 11 April, 2018. Photo: CrowdSpark

China tensions push India into world’s top five defense spenders

2 min read . 02 May 2018

Any formal investment from Beijing would further weaken the strategic advantage for New Delhi to invest in Chabahar, which is close to Pakistan’s western border. Photo: AFP

India’s grip on strategic port, Chabahar, loosens as Iran turns to China

3 min read . 11 Apr 2018

Sri Lanka inked a comprehensive free trade deal with Singapore in January and now has the bandwidth to finalize deals with China, India its two largest trading partners ‘as quickly as possible.’ Photo: AFP

Sri Lanka to ‘redouble’ efforts on China, India free trade deals

1 min read . 28 Mar 2018

Narendra Modi’s government has dispatched four ministers and his party’s powerful national president, Amit Shah, to distance itself from the scandal. Photo: PTI

Narendra Modi under fire as $2 billion India fraud hits anti-graft image

4 min read . 19 Mar 2018

A file photo of incoming US secretary of state and current CIA director Mike Pompeo. Photo: Reuters

Mike Pompeo’s Pakistan test: Hafiz Saeed, a terrorist who has turned to politics

3 min read . 15 Mar 2018

The International Solar Alliance aims to organize $1 trillion in low-cost financing for solar energy projects by 2030 in sunlight-rich but power-poor countries located around the equator. Photo: Bloomberg

Solar coalition is said set to unveil $700 million of projects

1 min read . 09 Mar 2018

The Shenzhen Stock Exchange offered more money than the National Stock Exchange for a 25% stake in the Dhaka Stock Exchange but also sweetened its bid with nearly $40 million worth of technical assistance. Photo: AP

China, India compete for bourses as regional rivalry expands

3 min read . 23 Feb 2018