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Sea robbery incidents in Singapore Strait hit 4-year high

www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/sea-robbery-piracy-singapore-strait-hit-4-year-high-12264998

US & China sign ‘phase one’ trade deal to ease global economic tensions www.rt.com/business/478348-china-us-trade-deal/

Maersk chief warns EU antitrust policy benefits China, U.S.: Finans – Reuters www.reuters.com/article/us-eu-antitrust-maersk/maersk-chief-warns-eu-antitrust-policy-benefits-china-u-s-finans-idUSKBN1ZE0WB

Singapore’s container throughput rose 1.6% to 37.2 million TEUs in 2019 | Singapore Business Review sbr.com.sg/shipping-marine/news/singapores-container-throughput-rose-16-372-million-teus-in-2019

High expectations for Xi Jinping’s visit to mark 70th anniversary of China-Myanmar relations | South China Morning Post www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3045895/xi-jinpings-visit-mark-70th-anniversary-china-myanmar

Check out “5th GPF Executive Program on Global Ports Management, 22 to 26 Feb, 2020, Dubai, UAE.” on Eventbrite!

Date: Sat, 22 Feb, 09:00

www.eventbrite.sg/e/5th-gpf-executive-program-on-global-ports-management-22-to-26-feb-2020-dubai-uae-tickets-38196353321

China urges US to ‘immediately halt’ sanctions on Chinese firms with Iran ties | South China Morning Post www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3045899/china-urges-us-immediately-halt-sanctions-chinese-firms-iran

Chinese oil production starts picking up, reversing downward trend: industry report.

enapp.globaltimes.cn/#/article/1176711

Yemen government denies plan to hand ports to Turkey.

www.thenational.ae/world/mena/yemen-government-denies-plan-to-hand-ports-to-turkey-1.962454

Iraq to borrow $10bln from China for reconstruction | Hellenic Shipping News Worldwide www.hellenicshippingnews.com/iraq-to-borrow-10bln-from-china-for-reconstruction/