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Texas Democrats: Flight to Washington D.C.

On July 12, 2021, 60 Texas Democratic House of Representatives and 7 other Democrats flew to Washington D.C. amid the 87th Texas Legislature’s special session, resulting in decorum. Under the Texas Legislature, both the Senate and House chambers require two-third of the members to establish a quorum. Quorum is the minimum number of members requiredContinue reading “Texas Democrats: Flight to Washington D.C.”

G20 Agrees on the New International Corporate Taxation

On Saturday, July 10, 2021, finance ministers from G20 agreed on the proposal to establish a 15% minimum international corporate tax rate system to eliminate tax-havens. Along with the G20 finance ministers, 131 countries from around the globe agreed this month, enabling the new tax rate to be enacted shortly. The US Secretary of theContinue reading “G20 Agrees on the New International Corporate Taxation”

Centenary of the Chinese Communist Party

On July 1, 2021, President Xi Jinping, the leader of the Chinese Communist Party and the People’s Republic of China, gave a 65-minute long speech to an audience of 70,000. During the 100th year anniversary which was held at Tiananmen Square, former and current top officials of the CCP and the government came together forContinue reading “Centenary of the Chinese Communist Party”

2020 Tokyo Olympics and COVID-19 Measures

While the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have been widely contested, principally in Japan amongst the citizens fearing for the further COVID-19 spread, the Japanese Government has displayed an eagerness to open the festivity with a numbered spectators or no spectators depending on the conditions. At this moment in time, the Olympics committee in Japan determinedContinue reading “2020 Tokyo Olympics and COVID-19 Measures”

Biden-Putin Geneva Summit

On June 16, 2021, the US President Joe Biden met with the Russian President Vladimir Putin in Villa la Grange located in Geneva, Switzerland. Contrary to the past events, President Putin arrived at the Villa la Grange for the summit 15 minutes earlier than the agreed upon time. During the interlude, President Biden and PresidentContinue reading “Biden-Putin Geneva Summit”

G7 Summit: Build Back Better

On June 11, 2021, 7 heads of state arrived in the United Kingdom for the G7 summit held in Cornwall. 7 attending nations for the first round of the summit are the United Kingdom as the host nation, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. Along with the 7 heads of state (PrimeContinue reading “G7 Summit: Build Back Better”

Japan Donates COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan

On June 4, 2021, Taiwan received 1.24 million doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine from Japan for free of charge. As a result, Taiwan was able to double their amount of COVID-19 vaccine stock. Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi gave a statement over the vaccine donations to Taiwan in his press conference, where he stated theContinue reading “Japan Donates COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan”

Japan Extends Coronavirus Lockdown

On May 28, the Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga along with his medical chief Shigeru Omi, announced the extension of coronavirus lockdown for another 20 days after the end of the current lockdown, which ends on May 31. This lockdown is going to be in effect for nine prefectures including: Tokyo, Osaka, Aichi, Kyoto, Hokkaido,Continue reading “Japan Extends Coronavirus Lockdown”

U.S.-ROK: Ironclad Relationship

May 21, 2021, President Moon Jae-in of the Republic of Korea arrived in the United States for President Biden’s second head of state visit. During President Moon’s visit, the two countries engaged in bilateral meeting, Medal of Honor ceremony, and joint press conference. Right before the bilateral meeting began, President Biden and President Moon exchangedContinue reading “U.S.-ROK: Ironclad Relationship”

Brink of War: 2021 Israel-Palestine Conflict

One of the longest periods of conflicts of all, the fight for Jerusalem has been going on even before the birth of Jesus Christ. With a long history of conflicts in this hotly contested sight, the holy land of Jerusalem has been a territory of battle. Now, majority Jewish country of Israel is at aContinue reading “Brink of War: 2021 Israel-Palestine Conflict”