June 5, 2017

From The Daily Caller European leaders criticizing President Donald Trump’s Thursday decision to withdraw from the Paris climate accord have also been lobbying the administration to fast-track the approval of liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals. ProPublica’s Andrew Revkin reported Friday that, while European leaders were “generally basking in the glow of the Paris Agreement,” they’ve been quietly lobbying Trump since February

From Asia Times/Reuters Activity in Japan’s services sector expanded at the fastest pace in almost two years in May, a private survey showed on Monday, further evidence that demand in the world’s third-largest economy is picking up. The Markit/Nikkei Japan Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) rose to 53.0 from 52.2 in April on a seasonally adjusted basis. The index remained

From Asia Times The entry of South Asian neighbors India and Pakistan into the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) fold this week stands to affect the balance of global power in an emerging multi-polar world order. The SCO’s expansion gives the grouping’s profile rather a large boost, with its territorial coverage now stretching from Russia in the north to the waters