Dingding Chen SPECIAL TO EMIRATES BUSINESS U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter recently made some controversial comments about China’s actions in the Asia-Pacific, especially the South China Sea, saying that China is “erecting a great wall of self-isolation” there. Not surprisingly, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying refuted Carter’s comments by referring to them as reflective of a ‘Cold War’ ...

While some parts of Asia are setting the pace for the global Internet, other areas are being left far behind. For example, while Indonesia may have over 90 million people on the Internet, this number is far short of the true potential in a country with a population of over 250 million. The “digital divide” is real and it encompasses ...

Each time the European Union’s sanctions against Russia come up for renewal, there’s speculation that some countries might break ranks and vote against the trade and financing restrictions. There will probably be no deserters this time around either; but a softening of the sanctions is on the cards in the near future. In December, the sanctions, which include travel bans ...