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Interesting times

I’m starting to understand the legendary curse that sounds superficially like a blessing: “may you live in interesting times.”

Biden calls for NATO allies to step up defence production

US President Joe Biden on Wednesday said that the way forward for the NATO alliance is for each member country to strengthen their industrial base so that the group can stay ahead of Russia, which has "ramped up domestic production of defence goods with help from China, Iran, and North Korea".

When Biden’s away

Significantly, the leaders also agreed to upgrade the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement ~ FTA 3.0 ~ that will now include cooperation in the spheres of digital economy, green economy and supply chains.